Andrew Taylor Still
A holistic approach to healthcare that uses hands-on techniques to improve circulation and correct altered biomechanics, without the use of drugs?
What is 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.
What is Neuropathology?
The practice of objectively establishing facts through investigation and testing is known as the scientific method.
The Scientific Method
This study of the human body laid the groundwork for Dr. Still's new system of healing.
What is anatomy?
The theory on how life was created before Darwin’s work, which he worked to disprove through his research
Creationism
The movement to reduce barriers to scientific communication and to make knowledge transparent and accessible.
Open Science
Other populations outside of football players studied by Bennet Omalu for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
Boxing, wrestling, hockey, and 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.
What is A.T. Still University?
Charles Darwin’s most famous work, that completely reshaped the entire field of biology?
The theory of evolution by natural selection
When researchers decide not to communicate their findings or journals do not agree to communicate the findings within their journals, leading to a misrepresentation of research.
Publication bias
Cognitive impairment, mood disorders (such as depression and aggression), and behavioral changes. Long-term effects can include dementia and progressive neurodegeneration.
The key symptoms and effects associated with CTE.
The dependent variable affecting 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.
What is the belief that the body is capable of self healing mechanisms which should be utilized to combat disease and maintain health?
The ship which Charles Darwin traveled on in order to go to the Galapagos islands, which then gave him inspiration for his most decorated theory?
The HMS Beagle
Manipulation of research data in order to produce a favorable result.
P-hacking
Other neurodegenerative diseases Bennet Omalu researched or contributed to understanding
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.
What is a Legal Advisor?
Harmful treatments, personal experiences, scientific skepticism, and clinical observations that contradicted prevailing medical theories.
Andrew Taylor Still's reasons for questioning modern medicine.
The kind of bird who's differences in beaks inspired Charles Darwin’s most well-known theory.
Galapagos finches
A form of an academic research paper that is released prior to publication in an academic journal or peer review, as an attempt to reduce p-hacking
A Pre-Print
The potential implications of Bennet Omalu's research findings on the sports industry and public health policies.
What is Bennet Omalu's research on CTE has 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