In an effort to reduce concussions among players, the NFL is teaming up with helmet manufacturers to create safer equipment.

Despite the progress, Nowinski warns the issue of brain injuries in football is far from resolved. He emphasizes that while ...

Not long after Mark and Lindsey Stinson's oldest son began playing football, he suffered a concussion. Xavier, now a tight ...

The more common physical activities associated with the greatest number of traumatic brain injuries included bicycling, football, playground activities ... to act as soon as they notice symptoms of a ...

Players should be required to wear mouthguards in youth ice hockey. The primary objective of this study was to ... but a maximum of a 1% increase, in the odds of concussion. In a study on high school ...

Depending on where an athlete goes to school, there might or might not be a trainer who monitors both practices and games for ...

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre revealed that he'd be open to having his brain be donated for CTE research.

That's especially true in youth sports, she said, noting that researchers have seen CTE in teens and young adults. "With what we understand today, we would say there is no concussion-proof helmet.

However, concussion expert Chris Nowinski ... “The fewer impacts a player sustains, the lower their risk. Youth football should transition from tackle to flag at an earlier age, and colleges ...