A recent study conducted by the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab dug into a growing concern among sports fans: Youth football players are more vulnerable…
How long does a person have to play contact sports like football for concerns like brain damage? For youngsters around the age of 12,…
A concussion may cause headaches, fatigue and difficulty concentrating, but could a blow to your head also lead to more serious consequences decades later? According…
How many hits can a person take before a blow to the head translates to damage that mimics dementia? Just one, according to new…
Repeated blows to the head, like those potentially sustained in football or boxing, have long been shown to contribute to long-term neurological damage. But…
We know by now that traumatic brain injury, or T.B.I., is a threat to cognitive health. In a study of 111 N.F.L. players’ brains,…
Experiencing a traumatic brain injury can increase chances of dementia by up to 80 percent, even decades after the injury occurred, according to a…