Fall sports season is in full swing, with many students as young as kindergarten participating in high contact sports such as football and soccer. According to the Brain Injury Research Institute, an estimated 1.6 to 3.8 million athletes will suffer a ...

Months after clearing the first computer-based test intended to measure cognitive function after a suspected concussion, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday said it considers such devices to be Class II, or moderate risk devices. In August ...

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama left Game 2 of the first-round playoff series against Portland with a concussion after a hard fall in the second quarter. The Defensive Player of the Year is in the NBA's concussion protocol, making his availability ...

Travis Kelce is revisiting a moment he’d like to forget — but didn’t —from Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. The Kansas City Chiefs star, who took a brutal helmet to the chest just before halftime, was evaluated for a concussion, he shared ...

This weekend, some of the fastest motorcycle racers in the country will descend on the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio for the latest round of the MotoAmerica Championship. The motorsports organization has added a new tool to its safety ...

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 premature. An apparently unharmed athlete could actually ...

Neck muscles, brain microarchitecture and the menstrual cycle are factors in why the genders suffer and recover from concussion differently