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While there is an abundant amount of research about traumatic brain injuries in athletes and those serving in the military, the same data is scarce when it comes to concussions and head and neck injuries sustained due to intimate partner violence.
Carrie Esopenko, assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences in the Rutgers School of Health Professions says that the World Health Organization estimates that one in three women will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in her lifetime, and studies suggest that anywhere between 30% to 90% of women who experience physical abuse at the hands of an intimate partner experience head trauma. Yet not enough data is being collected to understand how this head trauma affects cognitive and psychological functioning as well as the underlying neural effects.
Podcast Review: Sperm – swimming and surviving
Did you know that all successful sperm must be sleek, speedy and streamlined?
As both an avid podcast listener and a scientist myself, I am surprised that this was my first introduction to The Naked Scientists. The group host a plethora of different podcast series, with subjects ranging from neuroscience to astronomy. They release daily short episodes that concisely detail a single topic, as well as a longer weekly flagship podcast.
In this short episode, The Naked Scientist host and medical consultant, Dr Chris Smith, interviews sperm expert, Professor Allan Pacey, from the University of Sheffield. With just seven minutes to detail the focus of his entire academic career, Professor Pacey began by illustrating the structure of sperm, likening their cross-section to a stick of rock that you might buy at the seaside ; an analogy that can be appreciated by experts and non-experts alike, setting the tone for a broadly accessible podca