Alarming Study Finds Risk of Brain Disease Rises Every Year You Play Rugby
Science Alert,
For every year of rugby played, with repeated head knocks sustained, the risk of players developing a life-altering…
Researchers, NFL invest $60M to make a better helmet
SFGate,
The goals of a major push for football helmet safety should bring improvements, but the overall results remain unpredictable.
Will the NFL's Blitz for Position-specific Helmets Pay Off?
Laboratory Equipment ,
Hard-shelled football helmets first emerged nearly 80 years ago to protect against catastrophic head injuries like skull…
Will Position-Specific Football Helmets Reduce NFL Concussions?
Science 2.0,
By Chris Gorski, Inside Science -- Hard-shelled football helmets first emerged nearly 80 years ago to protect against…
Will the NFL's Blitz for Position-Specific Helmets Pay Off?
Inside Science,
The goals of a major push for football helmet safety should bring improvements, but the overall results remain unpredictable.
Do 'Headers' Rack Up Brain Damage in Soccer Players?
Alzforum,
17 Feb 2017 NFL retirees may not be the only footballers at risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Sports coaches need to be educated about concussion to keep players safe on the field
Noodls,
University of Western Sydney (via noodls) / The following piece, by Dr Andrew Bennie from the School of Science and Health(opens…
Sports coaches need to be educated about concussion to keep players safe on the field
The Conversation,
Athletes who play collision sports, like rugby league, rugby union and Australian rules football, are at increased risk of…
A movie that was supposed to blow the lid off the NFL's concussion problem is riddled with errors and myths
Business Insider,
Columbia PicturesA scene from the movie "Concussion."At the climactic moment of Concussion, a docudrama out Christmas Day about…
Concussion in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
Alzforum,
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