The league is on the alert regarding head injuries, but nobody is sure why there are more concussions this season than ...

Utilizing both rat and mouse models of mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI), the research team isolated a novel, ...

Daniel Feinberg can’t recall ever holding a soccer ball, but he’s ready to aid the pros playing this month at the FIFA World ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sleep plays a critically important role in the recovery process in the days following a concussion. nicolamargaret/E+ via Getty ...

Awareness about concussions has never been greater among high school athletes and coaches, thanks to the spotlight shone on some former NFL players who’ve experienced problems later in life. But a ...

After a history of concussions going back two decades, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is opening up about his injuries, recovery and NASCAR retirement Even now, Dale Earnhardt Jr. struggles to describe what it ...

Close to 2 million U.S. children and teens may suffer concussions annually, say researchers who add that the prevalence of head injuries among American youth has been underestimated for years. Using ...

An innovative new helmet design protects football players from the concussions that can lead to severe brain injuries. That’s the hope of Stanford University scientists developing a prototype that ...

Every year, almost half a million (PDF) children across the United States visit emergency rooms for concussions. But recent studies find that number may undercount just how many kids really have ...

When it comes to concussions, the biggest question, especially on the minds of parents of student-athletes, is whether and when their child should get back in the game. But researchers at the Children ...

Parents worry about a child getting a concussion in the heat of competition, but they also need to be thinking about what happens during practices, a study finds. High school and college football ...

#9. Baseball | Total concussions: 4,857 (9.2% of all baseball injuries) – Concussions from practice: 32.3% – Concussions from competition: 67.7% – Concussions as percent of all high school sport ...