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Motorcycle helmets have been found to reduce cervical spinal injury, according to one report.

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have found that those who wear motorcycle helmets have a decreased chance of cervical spinal injury, according to a report on The Medical News.

It was also found that the risk of traumatic brain injury is decreased by 65 per cent and deaths are lowered by 37 per cent for those wearing a helmet.

According to the news source, study leader Adil Haider said the myth that wearing a helmet can cause more damage during a crash needs to be dismissed.

"Using this new evidence, legislators should revisit the need for mandatory helmet laws. There is no doubt that helmets save lives and reduce head injury. And now we know they are also associated with a decreased risk of cervical spine injury," he added.

Meanwhile, research published in journal CNS Drugs found that by using a new method of delivery of anti-inflammatory therapy etanercept, they could reduce brain injury in stroke survivors years later.

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