PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison didn't want to wait for the NFL to do something about protecting his head, so the four-time Pro Bowler decided to do it himself. After ...

A new study in mice reports that concussions sustained early in life can cause subtle brain changes that re-emerge later in life. The findings, published in Experimental Neurology, may have ...

(Reuters Health) – In the year following a concussion, college athletes are almost twice as likely to suffer serious lower body injuries like ankle sprains compared to the year before their head ...

A quick shake of the head after a hard hit could signal that a person has a concussion, a new study suggests, based on the experiences of young athletes. It’s an easily recognizable movement that ...

Most concussions resolve within 2–4 weeks, but 10–30% of patients may experience lingering symptoms. Diagnosis is clinical and may be supported by tools like eye tracking and advanced imaging. Early, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Jarett Orr/Daily. Buy this photo. A recent University of Michigan study on concussions among ...

With a multi-institutional team of engineers, optometrists, vision researchers, sports medicine physicians and biostatisticians, NJIT's Tara Alvarez set out four years ago to gather data that could ...

The rate of concussions in U.S. high school athletes more than doubled between 2005 and 2012, new research shows. The trend probably reflects an increased awareness and more legislation governing ...

Irritability, headache, nausea, light sensitivity, forgetfulness, insomnia. Ask someone with a concussion about what it feels like, and you are likely to hear some of these descriptors. Vertigo, brain ...

A Boston researcher analyzes brain tissue for a disease that has been found in some NFL players who died or committed suicide.Boston Globe 2017 Quince Orchard senior cornerback Aaron Derwin is checked ...

The FINANCIAL — New findings published today in the journal JAMA Network Open show that teenage girls playing football are at almost double the risk of concussion compared to teenage boys. Teenage ...