In addition to the new grants, NOCSAE’s scientific advisory committee also approved $1 million in second year funding for ongoing concussion research. The organization is committed to funding research promoting safe performance standards and protective equipment for athletes. The new grants awarded include:
• “Effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on acute treatment of sport-related traumatic brain injury” at the University of North Carolina
• “Head accelerations from various stick checks in girls lacrosse” at Brown University
• “Influence of concussion education on knowledge, attitudes and behaviors among youth athletes, coaches and parents” at the University of North Carolina
• Concussion assessment in high school athletes — learning disability, history, GPA” at Ohio State University
• “Assessment of structural and metabolic brain changes in concussion” at Princeton University
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