Former NFL Player’s Family Sues NFL Over Player’s Death

The family of former NFL linebacker Junior Seau has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the NFL claiming that the…

Improved Testing Permits Doctors To Diagnose Brain Disease In Football Players

There has been a lot of discussion about concussions suffered by football players especially concerning the long term affects on…

Are Teenagers Wired Differently?

It was hot at 3 a.m. in a small town in North Carolina, and there wasn’t a lot for a…

NFL Increases Concussion Research

The N.F.L’s first attempt at a long-range study on the effects of concussions was riddled with problems from the manner…

Increased Awareness In Head Injuries Leads To More Diagnosis

Emergency room visits by children and adolescents for brain injuries jumped more than 60 percent over an eight-year period, according…

Head Injuries In Football

Head injuries, including concussions, particularly in the game of American football, have become a subject of deep concern, much study…

CDC To Study Sports Concussions

As increased awareness has sharpened the spotlight on concussions, coaches from the littlest leagues to the NFL are paying closer…

Vitamin B12 Deficiency Linked To Memory Problems

There’s been a lot of buzz about vitamin B12 in recent years, and here’s another reason to pay attention to…

Explaining Blast Induced Brain Injuries

Bioengineers at Harvard have, for the first time, explained how the blast of an exploding bomb can translate into subtly…

Pace Program To Aide HS Athletes With Concussions

A new program designed to assist HS athletes that sustain concussions is being promoted by former professional football player Jerome…