While the heads of the NFL are typically hesitant to comment candidly on the issue of brain injuries within the sport, the president of the National Football League Players Association…
ReadTraumatic brain injuries are not much of a laughing matter, but comedians Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele have made a name for themselves by finding the humor in thorny topics…
ReadThere are countless reports discussing when exactly it is safe for college or even high school athletes to return to competition, but often the impact on these athlete’s academic lives…
ReadChronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the neurodegenerative brain disease associated with repeat traumatic brain injuries, is currently only able to be diagnosed post-mortem, but a new method of neuroimaging may be…
ReadConcussion protocols for sports have come a long way over the past few years at both professional and school levels. Included in just about every one of these guidelines is…
ReadIt won’t be long before countless families across the nation will start spending every Friday in the stands watching their local high school football team. Many are there to support…
ReadLast year, several organizations tracked every brain injury recorded in the NFL during the season to help document the high rates of TBI in the professional sport and raise awareness.…
ReadThis morning, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Sidney Rice announced his retirement from the NFL at the age of 27, after seven seasons in the league. Many sourced are indicating the…
ReadEveryone pretty much assumed the NFL’s widely-reported $765 million settlement with former players over brain injury was a done-deal. The reports made it appear that the players were happy with…
ReadThe great majority of the concussion controversy in football focuses on the NFL, but a Buzzfeed report on the number of teenagers who have died from brain or neck injuries…
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