A recent Wired article reported on the findings of a study published in The Official Journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study set out to look at acute plasma tau in relation to prolonged return to play after a concussion. Gill and her colleagues found that elevated plasma tau concentration within six hours […]
Avoiding Deadly ATV Crashes
California is in the top five states when it comes to total reported deaths due to all-terrain vehicle (ATV) use. For the reported years of 1982-2014, the Golden State lost 680 people in ATV crashes. California laws contain more requirements to enhance ATV safety than many other states: significant age and supervision requirements for minors; […]
What Is the Process of a Plane Crash Investigation?
In the last 10 years, there have been only two fatal commercial plane crashes in the U.S.: Colgan Air’s 2009 flight from Newark to Buffalo, N.Y. and Asiana Airlines’ 2013 crash at San Francisco International Airport. Still, after a major crash, the nation waits for additional information, hoping to find out the cause of the […]
The Role of Drivers’ Ed in Preventing Teen Accidents
Do you know what is the “leading cause of death for U.S. teens”? Car crashes. It’s disturbing to think that, as a country, we lose more teenagers to car crashes, most of which are entirely preventable. What can be done to reverse this trend? One popular measure that is required of California teens who want […]
2015 Statistics Show “Large Increase” in Crash Deaths
How many people will be killed in crashes in 2017? If the latest statistics are any indication, far too many. In 2015, the last full year for which stats are available, there was a “large increase” in crash deaths. That’s according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the federal agency charged with “keeping people […]
