Former National Football League players who had symptoms of concussion during their careers showed poorer performance on cognitive testing, compared with nonplayers, new research shows. "Our results ...

Medical University of South Carolina scientists have uncovered a link between the innate immune system and cognitive problems ...

Researchers around the world, including internationally known concussion expert John J. Leddy, MD, clinical professor of ...

Since taking over in Week 4, Dart has been hit the second-most of any quarterback in the league, averaging almost 13 contacts per game. The Giants have leaned heavily on designed quarterback runs, a ...

As is well-documented at this point, the NFL has a major concussion problem that doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. Today, the league released data that suggests concussions are not only here ...

September 2, 2010 — A new guidance document for the management of pediatric concussions recommends a more conservative approach to return to play policies for younger children with sports-related ...

Concussions are one of the most common injuries in high school football, with an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 cases each year—yet nearly half go unreported, increasing the risk of long-term brain ...

Keibert Ruiz has not been on the field for the Washington Nationals since July 5. After getting hit in the head with a foul ball on June 23 when it ricocheted off the dugout wall, he was initially ...

Your brain is surrounded in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) inside your skull. The fluid acts as a shock absorber between the brain and skull, but sometimes this isn’t enough. Yes, it’s possible to have a ...

On Thursday night in Detroit, Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb was in the midst of his best game of the season when he took a hit and landed on his head with just a little more than two minutes having ...