New Medicine
A holistic approach to healthcare that uses hands-on techniques to improve circulation and correct altered biomechanics, without the use of drugs?
Osteopathy
A concept described by Charles Darwin as unnecessary because gradual changes account for the diversity on earth.
A Species
The failure of many scientific studies to replicate, meaning that results and theories based on these studies are possibly invalid and represent the larger issues of modern problems in the scientific process.
The Replication Crisis
The specific medical field which Bennet Omalu specializes in.
Neuropathology
The practice of objectively establishing facts through investigation and testing is known as
The Scientific Method
This study of the human body laid the groundwork for Dr. Still's new system of healing.
Anatomy
The theory on how life was created before Darwin’s work, that he worked to disprove through his work.
Creationism
The movement to reduce barriers to scientific communication and to make knowledge transparent and accessible.
Open Science
Groups outside of football players studied by Bennet Omalu for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
Bennet Omalu has studied individuals involved in other contact sports such as boxing, wrestling, and hockey as well as military veterans.
The process which entails extrapolating broad rules or concepts from specific examples seen in controlled environments.
The Baconian Method
The current name of the institution founded by Dr. Still in 1892, originally known as the American School of Osteopathy.
A.T. Still University
Charles Darwin’s most famous work, which completely reshaped the entire field of biology?
The theory of evolution by natural selection.
When researchers decide not to communicate their findings or journals and do not agree to communicate the findings within their journals, leading to a misrepresentation of research.
Publication bias
Is Football a safe sport?
No
The dependent variable affects the independent variable in a monitored experimental study.
Experimentation or Empirical testing
Revolutionary concepts introduced by Dr. Still which challenged medical beliefs and promoted a holistic approach to healthcare.
The healing mechanisms that are utilized to combat disease and maintain health
How Charles Darwin traveled to the Galapagos islands, which then gave him inspiration for his most decorated theory?
The HMS Beagle
The manipulation of research data in order to produce a favorable result.
P-hacking
Other neurodegenerative diseases Bennet Omalu researched or contributed to understanding
Diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.
The title served by Francis Bacon in the English government under Queen Elizabeth I and King James I.
Solicitor General
Harmful treatments, personal experiences, scientific skepticism, and clinical observations that contradict prevailing medical theories
Dr. Still's reasons for questioning modern medicine
The kind of bird whose difference in beaks inspired Charles Darwin’s most well-known theory.
The Galapagos finches
A form of an academic research paper that is released before publication in an academic journal or peer review, as an attempt to reduce p-hacking.
A Pre-Print
What are some of the potential implications of Bennet Omalus's research findings on the sports industry and public health policies
Raised awareness in sports, prompting safety measures like concussion protocols and revised guidelines for youth sports, aiming to reduce long-term neurological damage.
Francis Bacon's philosophical work used to demonstrate the use of the scientific method to discover knowledge about the natural world.
The Novum Organum