Sports equipment maker Bauer has unveiled a collar-like device it says can protect against microscopic brain damage in athletes playing contact sports like hockey, soccer and football. The NeuroShield collar is worn around the neck and applies a slight pressure that increases blood volume in the veins around the brain, helping to reduce movement of the brain inside the skull. Damage occurs when the brain sloshes around inside the skull due to a blow to the head. Bauer claims the NeuroShield collar can protect against microscopic brain damage in athletes playing contact sports. (Neuroshield/YouTube)Sports medicine researcher Greg Myer of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital says the small increase in blood pressure helps prevent damage to the brain's microstructure, which includes delicate nerve fibres.

Source: CBC News September 20, 2017 19:05 UTC