CTE Diagnosis, Iron Cowboy, Veteran Culture Shock

New research may allow diagnosis of CTE in living people Guest: Robert Stern, PhD, Co-Founder and Director Of Clinical Research, Boston University CTE Center Football is back. Along with the growing unease many fans and players have about the damage being done to players’ brains. The State of New York just passed a law requiring youth tackle football programs to distribute information about concussions to player’s parents. The repeated head trauma that happens in impacts sports is believed to cause Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy–or CTE. But at the moment, doctors can only diagnose CTE by cutting open a person’s brain after they’ve died. Boston University’s CTE Center is at the forefront of research to diagnose CTE in living patients. 50 Iron Mans in 50 States in 50 Days Guest: James Lawrence, Motivational Speaker, Triathlete, Author of “Iron Cowboy: Redefine Impossible When you reach a point in life where you just aren’t sure you can go a step further, what do you do? If it’s a physical challenge, maybe you stop and catch your breath. If it’s a mental or emotional challenge, well that’s what sleep, chocolate and Netflix are for, right? Well, when James Lawrence hit a personal rough patch in 2015, he decided to push his body beyond what anyone thought was possible. He did 50 Ironman triathlons and 50 consecutive days. And then he wrote a book about it called “Iron Cowboy: Redefine Impossible.” Why Veterans Experience Culture Shock When Transitioning to College Guest: William Howe Jr is a Doctoral Candidate Studying Communications at The University of Oklahoma When someone enters the US military, they spend two to three months in boot camp, where the civilian culture they’ve known gets replaced by military culture –the physical and mental changes are major. But when someone leaves the military, there’s no transition. It’s just – “Thank you for your service. Good luck with civilian life!” US Army Veteran William Howe Jr says that’s irresponsible. Brown University is Seeking to Teach Its Medical Students a