President Barack Obama is planning to host a White House summit on youth sports safety and concussions later this month. The May 29 conference will include athletes, parents, coaches, experts and other interested parties. Obama has expressed concern about concussions …
A new study finds that football helmets currently used on the field may do little to protect against hits to the side of the head, or rotational force, an often dangerous source of brain injury and encephalopathy. “Protection against concussion …
According to a recent study done by doctors at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, high school athletes who play collision sports at higher altitudes are less likely to suffer from concussions than those who play at lower altitudes. The doctors …
Two more former college football players have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA stemming from concussions and brain injuries. John DuRocher, a quarterback at Washington and Oregon, and Darin Harris, a safety at Washington, are seeking more than $5 million …
In one football practice, some players may take several hits, while others take a few big blows. For coaches and trainers, keeping track of it all can be difficult. “A lot of times when we’re on the field, it’s hard …
The National Football League and General Electric Co. are teaming up to improve the diagnosis and treatment of brain injuries amid growing concerns about sports-related concussions in youth and professional sports. On Monday they announced a $60 million effort with …
Junior Seau, one of the NFL’s best and fiercest players for nearly two decades, had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide last May, the National Institutes of Health told The Associated Press on Thursday. Results of an NIH …
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says there is not enough data yet to draw conclusions about the link between concussions and a degenerative brain ailment that has been found in four dead ice hockey players. The league wrapped up its Board …
Coaches are likely to get new rules shortly on how they handle concussions sustained by Pennsylvania student athletes. The state Senate voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of the Safety in Youth Sports Act, which would require coaches to remove students …
Senators and medical witnesses Wednesday criticized some sports equipment makers for touting products as reducing concussions, saying they were misleading consumers because the claims are not justified by scientific evidence. “Now that athletes, coaches and parents have a better understanding …