Objectives To determine the incidence and nature of injuries in the Super Rugby tournament
over a 5-year period. Methods 482 male professional rugby union players from six South …

Background Concussion occurs when biomechanical forces transmitted to the head result in
neurological deficits. Personality may affect the balance between safe and dangerous play …

The objective was to investigate the relationship between Catechol-O-methyltransferase
(COMT) rs4680 and serotonin-transporter-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) genotypes …

Objectives Concussion refers to changes in neurological function due to biomechanical
forces transmitted to the head. The APOE ε4 allele is associated with brain injury severity …

Objectives To determine whether a team illness prevention strategy (TIPS) would reduce the
incidence of acute illness during the Super Rugby tournament. Methods We studied 1340 …

The objective was to investigate the relationship between IL-1B rs16944, IL-6 rs1800795,
and CASP8 rs3834129 genetic polymorphisms and concussion severity. Rugby players …

Objectives Concussion is a brain injury that occurs when biomechanical forces are
transmitted to the head region resulting in neurological deficits. The accumulation of tau …

Objectives Personality traits have been proposed to affect the risk of sports concussion, but
evidence is limited. Cloninger's Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ) measures …

Objective To investigate the relationship between personality traits and Catechol O-
methyltransferase (COMT) rs4680 genotypewith concussion history in rugby players. Design …

Globally, hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a significant yet preventable health issue. In South
Africa, seroprevalence prior to the vaccine introduction in 1995 ranged between 0.3 and …