An Australian-first study finds evidence of previously undetected, long-term cognitive changes in women more than six months ...

Former BYU linebacker Larry Carr’s tireless crusade to save football and football players — and anyone else with a brain injury — received a big shot in the arm last month. Two shots, actually. First, ...

Coaching would be understood as a form of teaching, not entertainment leadership. The measure of a program would not be how loudly a stadium roars but what kind of men and women walk across the stage ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – With the growing concern of concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in football players, many might be wondering if lower levels of the sport are “safer” ...

Introduction: Repetitive head impacts may contribute to long-term neurological disorders, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and mental health decline often precedes cognitive symptoms.

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Bhaskar Sunkara analyzes the constraints New York’s new mayor will face, and Dave Zirin comments on brain injuries among football players. Jon Wiener Here's ...

College football is the greatest sport in the world. It's also the dumbest. Not because of what happens between the lines, but what happens outside of them. Never has that been more apparent than in ...

On Oct. 20, Steve Sarkisian expressed his intent to make a sweeping change to the way Texas football was playing offense. The Longhorns would stop taking so many chances down the field, the coach ...

Adults diagnosed with a concussion may be at about 50 per cent higher risk of a subsequent traffic crash, finds a new study from researchers at ICES and Sunnybrook Research Institute. Concussions can ...

Every time a new concussion tool in the NFL catches the attention of the national public, it also catches the eye of sports medicine professionals who study said tool's effects on health and safety.

A recent study co-authored by the NFL's chief medical officer found the benefits of Guardian Caps in reducing concussions are "uncertain." The study concluded there was no significant difference in ...