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Hard knocks giving footballers far more than a mere concussion; fighting inflammation with a high fibre diet; the doctor who saved baby Z; and alpine grasshoppers that get the blues when it's hot.SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKSFormer professional footballer and wrestler Chris Nowinski had to give up making a living from sport due to persistent headaches. In 2007 he set up the Sports Legacy Institute in association with Boston Medical School, and sent out a call for sportsmen to pledge their brains. Since then, the high incidence of pathology found amongst young ex-footballers has shocked the experts. One relatively young brain shows lesions similar to that of a brain more than 50 years older with Alzheimer's!Footballers of all codes indulge in a culture of heroism and take pride in their ability to take a few knocks on the chin, but when Jonica Newby visits Boston University in the U.S. she looks at research that is changing attitudes and the rules of contact sports. FAB FIBREIt's long been thought that our Western lifestyle has contributed to the rapid rise in the incidence of inflammatory diseases. But could this trend be turned around by boosting our consumption of just one food group? Researchers at the Garvan institute in Sydney have recently shown a link between dietary fibre and our immune system. Dr. Maryanne Demasi finds out if more roughage in our diet could help control common diseases like asthma, allergies and arthritis.ALEX VELDMAN - SCIENCE IN PROFILEDr Alex Veldman, a neonatologist at Monash Newborn in Melbourne, works tirelessly treating sick babies. Occasionally he comes across a rare case such as Baby Z. Acting with courage and determination, Dr Veldman overcame significant obstacles to save the infant girl from a fatal disease - previously thought to be untreatable. This remarkable story underpins Dr Veldman's stellar career.ANIMAL ACTION - CHAMELEON GRASSHOPPERHigh in the alpine country of Kosciuszko in NSW lives the Chameleon Grasshopper. This diminutive creature turns blue when the temperature rises and in breeding season its behaviour really hots up. A PhD student recorded the male's demonstrative 'roaring' antics - after beating off competitors the triumphant male flails his arms, opens his mouth wide and rears up while astride the female |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-04-15 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Diet -- Health aspects.
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Fiber in human nutrition.
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Football injuries -- Prevention.
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Football -- Safety measures.
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Infants -- Diseases.
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Sports -- Law and legislation.
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Victoria -- Melbourne.
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Streaming video
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Collins, Jan, contributor
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Demasi, Maryanne, reporter
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Heath, Andrew, contributor
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Johnson, Ted, contributor
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Mackay, Charles, contributor
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Maslowski, Kendle, contributor
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McKee, Anne, contributor
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Newby, Jonica, reporter
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Nowinski, Chris, contributor
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Phillips, Graham, host
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Stevenson, Mark, contributor
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Veldman, Alex, contributor
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Willis, Paul, host
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