Exciting news! Zack Pelland and I recently published our work on associations between non-concussive head impacts and gut microbiome changes in football players!
You can find it on PLoS One:
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Huge thanks to Dr. Ahmet Ay and Dr. Ken Belanger for their mentorship throughout!
doi.org
Non-concussive head impacts sustained during American football correlate with changes in gut microbiome diversity and composition
Non-concussive head impacts (NHIs) are a significant health concern among at-risk groups, including athletes and military personnel. NHIs are hits to the head or head acceleration events (HAEs) that d...