22 Oct No Link Found Between Adolescent Contact Sports and Cognitive or Mental Health in Early Adulthood
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in Author Interviews, Cognitive Issues, Exercise - Fitness, Mental Health Research, Pediatrics
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
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Dr. Bohr[/caption]
Adam Bohr, PhD
Postdoctoral researcher
Department of Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado Boulder
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: Recent population studies of former football players from the 1950's did not observe a relationship between participation in football and adverse cognitive outcomes in late adulthood.
We were able to replicate this finding in a more recently ascertained cohort from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). We did not observe a relationship between participation in contact sports/football in the mid-1990s and impaired cognitive ability or mental health in early adulthood.