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Amateur boxing linked to brain cell injury

A study of 14 Swedish amateur boxers suggests that they have higher levels of certain chemicals in their cerebrospinal fluid in the days following a bout, indicating injuries to neurons and other cells important to brain function, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. About 20 percent of professional boxers develop chronic...

Does amateur boxing cause brain damage?

Blows to the head in amateur boxing appear to cause brain damage, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 59th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 28 ?May 5, 2007. "Despite the high prevalence of brain damage as a result of professional boxing, until now there has been little information on the possible risks for brain injury in amateur boxing," said...
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Kickboxing Could Damage Your Brain

Kickboxing can cause damage to the pituitary gland, a pea-sized gland found at the base of the brain just behind the bridge of the nose//, scientists say. The gland produces a range of hormones that control, among other things, the body's regulation of metabolism coping with daily stress, general well being and sex drive. The team at Erciyes University Medical School in T...

Does Amateur Boxing Cause Brain Damage?

"Despite the high prevalence of brain damage as a result of professional boxing, until now there has been little information on the possible risks for brain injury in amateur boxing, said study author Max Hietala, MD, PhD, with Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden. For the study, researchers used lumbar puncture to determine if there were elevated levels of biochemical...
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