Former football pros may be more likely to battle depression when they have brain damage linked to concussion
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Why Leather Football Helmets Could Provide a Better Defense Against Concussion
If we want to cut down on football concussions, should we bring back the leather helmet? Not quite, says a new study in the Journal of Neurosurgery, though the noggin-protectors of yore do at least as good of a job as modern …
Former Hockey Star Rick Martin Had Disease Linked to Head Trauma
Over the past couple of years, two hockey “enforcers” — players whose primary job is to slug opponents on the ice — have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease found in …
Study Ranks 10 Football Helmets for Concussion Safety
No magic football helmet can prevent players from sustaining concussions. But thanks to new research out of Virginia Tech, football players, and their parents, now know which equipment could reduce the risks.
Football Searches for the Cause of Another Tragedy
Brains don’t give up their secrets easily. An enlarged heart is self-evidently sick; a cirrhotic liver may look nothing like a healthy one. But a scrambled, damaged, degenerating brain may look perfectly fine — at least until …
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Study: Boys, Girls Suffer Different Concussion Symptoms
The next time you see a girl soccer player yawning on the sidelines, don’t just assume she was up late the night before the game. She might have a serious concussion.