May 2, 2016 Football concussions and resuming play vary by age, study finds A new study says youth football players are more likely to return to the field less than a day after suffering concussions than those in high school and college.
April 27, 2016 Former Olympian suffers spinal cord injury while attempting backflip A former U.S. Olympic high jumper suffered a major spinal cord injury while attempting to do a backflip at a Los Angeles university Saturday.
April 12, 2016 Study finds evidence of brain injury in living NFL veterans More than 40 percent of retired NFL players tested with advanced scanning technology showed signs of traumatic brain injury, a much higher rate than in the general population, according to a new study of the long-term risks of playing American football.
April 6, 2016 Concussion and cognitive skills: What's the impact? NEW YORK — Concussions may have lasting and widespread effects on a person's cognitive abilities, according to two new studies presented here at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society's annual meeting.
April 1, 2016 NFL players have two-fold concussion risk on colder game days, study suggests Focusing on helmet design has been one of the main approaches scientists have taken to help reduce concussion rates.
March 31, 2016 Study: Amateur football hits linked to later-life difficulty The more hits to the head an amateur football player takes, the greater his risk of developing depression, difficulty making decisions and other forms of cognitive impairment as an adult, a preliminary study suggests.
March 30, 2016 NFL wants New York Times to retract concussion story The NFL has demanded The New York Times retract a story that called the league's concussion research flawed and likened the NFL's handling of head trauma to the tobacco industry's response to the dangers of cigarettes.
March 28, 2016 Blood test for concussions? Researchers report some progress CHICAGO (AP) -- New research bolsters evidence that a simple blood test may someday be used to detect concussions.
March 25, 2016 NFL used flawed concussion research, report says The NFL continued to use league-backed reports downplaying the dangers of head injuries despite significant evidence of flawed data and faulty analysis, The New York Times reported Thursday.
March 23, 2016 Eye-tracking device may lead to 60-second concussion diagnosis A neuro-technology company has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for a medical device that could detect concussions in less than 60 seconds on the sidelines of playing fields across the nation.
