October 25, 2015 Racing's concussion problem: Lowering risk for head injuries among NASCAR drivers While concussions are commonly associated with football and contact sports, race car drivers are at risk, too.
October 25, 2015 NCAA settles head-injury suit, agrees to change rules The NCAA agreed Tuesday to settle a class-action head-injury lawsuit by creating a $70 million fund to diagnose thousands of current and former college athletes to determine if they suffered brain trauma playing football, hockey, soccer and other contact sports
October 25, 2015 New tests for helmets proposed in concussion fight There is no concussion-proof football helmet, but manufacturers may soon have to meet new testing standards against certain concussion-causing forces - a step in the quest for more protection.
October 25, 2015 Little-known neurological condition causes uncontrollable crying, laughter An estimated 2 million Americans suffer from a little-known neurological condition called pseudobulbar affect (PBA), but many of them do not even know it.
October 25, 2015 Brain scans may identify concussion-related disease, study says A brain-scanning technique might one day help identify people with a disease linked to concussions in football and other sports, an illness now diagnosed only after death, a small study suggests.
October 25, 2015 California officials investigating whether Adderall played role in high school football players' collapse After leading their high school’s junior varsity football team to victory Friday, two California teens suddenly collapsed and were admitted to the hospital with head injuries. The Sacramento Bee reported that students said some of the players may have taken the prescription stimulant Adderall.
October 25, 2015 Pediatric brain injury may lead to attention problems Kids with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have more lapses in attention and longer reaction times than children who suffer trauma to other parts of the body, researchers report.
October 24, 2015 Researchers propose 'Breathalyzer' concussion test British researchers recently unveiled a proposal for a Breathalyzer test they say may lead to quicker concussion detection in athletes.
October 24, 2015 Winter weather alerts may signal greater fall risk for elderly In Canadian winters, older people fall 20 percent more often after a freezing rain alert, according to a new study.
October 24, 2015 Inflatable sumo suit led to severe brain damage for 15-year-old girl Celaida Lissabet, 15, was participating in what was supposed to be a fun event at her Miami-area charter school last October, wrestling with a classmate while wearing an inflatable sumo suit during "Spirit Day"—but things went terribly awry, leaving the girl with severe brain damage, according to a new lawsuit.
