When playing sports, it's important to remember: Brains don't have seat belts. When rapid acceleration or deceleration of the brain inside the skull occurs with a blow to the head, a concussion ...

Do concussions affect women differently than men? What impact do they have on a person's psychological health? Researchers at Rutgers School of Health Professions – with the assistance of Rutgers ...

Patients vary widely in their response to concussion, but scientists haven't understood why. Now, using a new technique for analyzing data from brain imaging studies, researchers at Albert Einstein ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A new study in mice reports that concussions sustained early in life can cause subtle brain changes that re-emerge later in life. The findings, published in Experimental Neurology ...

Old school of thought once suggested to keep a person with a concussion awake, fearing the brain may just decide to quit during the slumber. But in fact, it’s quite the opposite. Researchers from the ...

Despite the fact that all 50 states and the District of Columbia have enacted state legislatures to address youth sports-related concussions since 2007, the prevalence and potential repercussions of ...

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The crisis of long-term brain damage in Australian contact sports may be deepening, and authorities must do more.