The start of a new school year brings more than textbooks and class schedules. It also marks the return of school sports. As athletes head back to the fields and courts this season, parents and ...

Most of us have bumped our heads at some point. But sometimes, that hit is more than just a bump. It could be a concussion, which is a type of brain injury that can have lasting effects if not ...

Repeated hits to the head, even if they do not cause concussions, may cause lasting damage to the brain and even something known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, growing scientific evidence has ...

CTE, the brain disease linked to repeated head injuries, has been thrust back into the news after a gunman shot and killed at least four people in New York on Monday, July 28. That's because the ...

Tua Tagovailoa is now dealing with the third diagnosed concussion of his NFL career, all of them coming in the last three seasons. And there are now questions about his future — both short-term and ...

Concussions can impair your thinking, coordination, and movement. This likely makes it unsafe for you to drive until you have recovered and have the medical green light. A concussion is a type of ...

A definitive CTE diagnosis requires a post-mortem brain autopsy, according to the Mayo Clinic. While commonly associated with football, CTE risk extends to other contact sports and activities like ...

Around 14% of high school students in the US report concussions from sports-related activities according to a study in the ...

Imagine a simple saliva test that makes concussion screening faster and more objective than ever before. Thanks to ...

The New England Patriots’ win over the Los Angeles Chargers in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs came at a cost. In ...

J.J. McCarthy has been placed in concussion protocol by the Vikings. The second-year quarterback reported symptoms on the team’s flight back to the Twin Cities following a disastrous display by the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa is ...