Is a concussion considered a traumatic brain injury? A concussion is a brain injury that occurs when a violent blow or jolt hits the head and causes the brain to strike against the inside of the skull ...

Almost half of people who suffer a concussion still show symptoms of brain injury six months later, reveals new research. Even mild concussions can cause long-lasting effects to the brain, say ...

(NYSE American: OGEN), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing brain-targeted therapeutics through proprietary intranasal delivery technology, today announced that Alfred Hospital is now ...

The lasting impact that concussions can have on the brain is on the minds of anyone involved in football, from parents of the youngest Pop Warner players to those in the professional ranks. More and ...

Football season is underway. NFL teams are already playing pre-season games, and college and high school programs are training in preparation for their first scrimmages. While squads on all levels may ...

FARGO — As March marks Brain Injury Awareness Month, doctors at Sanford Health are stressing the seriousness of concussions. While most concussions result from sports, -they can happen to anyone. A ...

Few moments are as silent as a stadium or racetrack when an athlete is down. When – hopefully – the athlete stands again, the cheers and applause erupt. But that collective celebration can be ...

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), commonly referred to as 'concussion', affects over 1.7 million in the USA annually with costs of nearly US$17 billion. [1] Despite the name, these injuries are by ...

Having a concussion may not be the only indicator of brain damage among football players. more A recent study from the Cleveland Clinic and the University of Rochester reports that football players ...

Sports concussion is a major topic these days. I will talk about the diagnosis and treatment for this important type of brain injury in a future blog, but in the meantime I wanted to share with you ...

Chris Nowinski, the founding CEO of the Concussion & CTE Foundation, cautions about rushing Wembanyama back too soon.