October 28, 2015 NFL says concussions down 25 percent this year The rate of concussions among NFL players fell 25 percent this season, according to the league, even as injury reporting and trips to injured reserve list rose overall.
October 28, 2015 Concussions linked to brain changes in former NFL players Professional football players who have experienced a certain type of concussion — one that includes losing consciousness — may have an increased risk of changes in the brain and decline in their memory later in life, according to a new study
October 28, 2015 Columbia football coach resigns after concussion allegations Columbia University football coach Pete Mangurian resigned Friday following allegations that he was verbally abusive toward players and forced them to play through concussions.
October 27, 2015 Progesterone treatment fails to minimize brain trauma, studies find Two large studies of patients with serious brain injuries found that giving people the hormone progesterone soon after injury didn’t minimize the effects of brain trauma.
October 27, 2015 Preventing Alzheimer’s: 4 ways to cut your risk Which would you rather have during old age: a sharp mind or good physical health?
October 27, 2015 Face transplant recipient meets donor’s sister Rebekah Aversano was meeting Richard Norris for the first time, but she had seen his face before — on her brother.
October 27, 2015 Concussions may linger among professional baseball players Professional baseball players may not be fully recovered when they return to play after a concussion, a new study suggests.
October 27, 2015 China suffers another terrible escalator accident Another day, another devastating escalator accident in China.
October 27, 2015 American Medical Association adopts youth sports concussion policy The American Medical Association, responding to rising concern about concussions in youth sports like soccer and football, on Tuesday adopted policies intended to lower the risk of these brain injuries and called for prompt diagnosis and medical care.
October 27, 2015 Rare form of amnesia causes woman, 32, to wake up thinking she’s 15 One morning in 2008, 32-year-old Naomi Jacobs woke up in a home she didn’t recognize, to a son she didn’t know, thinking she was 15 years old.
