July 6, 2017 Study: Reported youth concussions surged by over 70 percent in 5 years Reports of youth concussions spiked by 71 percent between 2010 to 2015, according to a study of nearly 937,000 health insurance claims gathered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS).
June 1, 2017 Post-game interviews may hold CTE clues for athletes With head injuries a growing concern within football and other contact sports, researchers believe they may have found a way to test for CTE before a patient is dead, the New York Times reports.
May 22, 2017 Bystander CPR, defibrillation cuts long-term odds of death, brain damage When a bystander gives CPR or applies an automatic defibrillator to someone who has collapsed from cardiac arrest, the benefits persist for at least a year.
May 17, 2017 Gisele says Tom Brady suffered concussion last year, multiple others Gisele Bundchen revealed on Wednesday that her Super Bowl-winning husband Tom Brady suffered a concussion last year, stopping short of inferring that he suffers one each season.
May 17, 2017 Ex-Giants star Leonard Marshall, former QB Matt Hasselbeck pledge brains to CTE research Two more retired football stars have pledged their brains to research.
May 15, 2017 Video poker machines used to help rehab patients in Las Vegas Video poker machines are everywhere in Vegas from the airport to grocery stores, from bars to the thousands that line the casinos.
April 24, 2017 Aaron Hernandez's brain will be studied for CTE The brain of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez will be donated to an academic center that studies a brain disorder linked to playing football, according to Massachusetts officials.
March 20, 2017 Ex-49ers great Dwight Clark reveals ALS diagnosis Legendary San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Dwight Clark, who is remembered for his 1982 NFC Championship game heroics when he hauled in “The Catch” from quarterback Joe Montana, revealed he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
March 3, 2017 In first, a patient with CTE but no brain injury Think CTE only affects people who've suffered brain injuries?
February 23, 2017 13-year-old girl seriously injured by falling tree remains 'very unstable' The family of a 13-year-old Orange County girl who was left with life-threatening injuries after a tree fell on her during a storm on Friday said she is still in an unstable state, with doctors continuing to work on relieving pressure on her brain.
