High school athletes experience their fair share of dangerous head injuries during high-impact sports play, but new research shows many high school football players won’t bring their concussion symptoms to their coaches’ attention.
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How Manti Te’o Could Have Fallen in Love with Someone He Never Met
The brain chemistry and psychology behind falling in love with an online fiction.
The Right Drink for Every Situation
Most of us have water on tap and milk chilling in the fridge, but did you know these budget-friendly beverages (and others) can do more than just quench your thirst? We’ve rounded up 21 drink suggestions for every type of …
Kids’ Concussion Symptoms May Persist for a Year
Children bump their heads and recover all the time, but for some, even mild concussions may lead to lasting problems with attention and memory.
Penn State Scandal: Can We Trust Coaches with Our Kids?
As Penn State reels from a sex-abuse scandal that led Wednesday to the ousters of Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in major college football, and university president Graham Spanier, parents are left wondering whom to trust.
Q&A: Can We Protect Ourselves from the ‘Superbug’ MRSA?
You’re going to want to wash your hands after you read this post. Author Maryn McKenna, or “Scary Disease Girl,” as she’s known to her colleagues, talks about MRSA — a potentially lethal bug that has jumped from hospitals into …
Why Parents Should Play Video Games With Their Daughters
If you can’t get the video-game controller out of your teenager’s hands, just pick up the other one. According to a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health, gaming may be good for teen girls’ mental health — so long as …
Super Bowl and Super Fans: Why We Care So Much
More research shows that the Big Game is big deal for many — for better or worse.
The Brain of a Bomber: Did Damage Caused By Boxing Play a Role in the Boston Bombings?
Questions about traumatic brain injury and bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev begin to surface
Why Stretching May Not Help Before Exercise
To stretch or not to stretch? The latest understanding of preworkout routines may have you rethinking yours.
Lance Armstrong’s Confession and the Psychology of the Competitor
The fine line between competition’s drive for excellence and dangerous win-at-all-costs mentality
Study: Soccer Players Without Concussions Still Have Brain Changes
A small study of professional soccer players found that even those who have never experienced a concussion still have changes in the white matter of their brains, likely from routine and unprotected headers.
After the Sandusky Verdict, Lessons for Parents
It was late Friday night, within minutes of the announcement that former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky had been found guilty of 45 of 48 counts of sexually abusing children, that the National Child Protection …