Many sporting leagues are trying to reduce concussion risk, but their policies mainly fail to mention a growing threat.
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The crisis of long-term brain damage in Australian contact sports may be deepening, and authorities must do more.
A decision to exclude sport-related concussion cover could end up impacting community and junior sports.
Professional boxers’ most dangerous opponent is often invisible: depression, brain injury, loneliness.
The New York City shooter who sought to attack NFL offices said he had a degenerative brain disease, called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, thought to be related to playing contact sports like football.
If more isn’t done to combat concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more families will be grieving tragic deaths.
How to understand the risks of head injuries in sport – beyond the alarming headlines.
For the first time, players will be permitted to wear Guardian Caps over their helmets during regular season games.
A sociologist and former high school math teacher found that Philadelphia students face starkly different expectations for college depending on what type of school they attend.
Oh, yeah, and there’s a game, too.
The NFL’s embrace of the sport points to a promising future. But gender and political divides could stand in the way.
The dangers of high-impact sport aren’t contentious. Medical professionals agree that sport-induced brain trauma leads to degenerative brain disease – so why are we still allowing children to play?
In a landmark Senate report, the government was urged to take a greater role in overseeing compliance of concussion rules across sports leagues. Details, however, were in short supply.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is often assumed to be a disease which develops later in life, but a new study clearly shows it can start early in the brains of young athletes.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a devastating form of dementia, which causes a decline in brain functioning and increased risk of mental illness.
The Super Bowl is more than a game — it’s an ecosystem of parties, the halftime show, the ads and 100 million people watching despite the sport’s ugly and dangerous side.
The world’s longest running cohort study reveals risk factors for dementia. Families of athletes with early-onset dementia tell their stories. Could viruses cause Alzheimer’s? Listen to the Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia podcast series.
Listen to the second episode of our series Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia via The Anthill podcast.
Millions of sports-related concussions occur in the US every year. Many of them happen to high school and college athletes.
Students from low-income backgrounds fare better when they are able to take career and technical classes in STEM, new research shows.
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