brain trauma
Football's Brain Injury Crisis Isn't Just for Star Players
Former NFL linebacker Ka'Lial Glaud's struggle with post-concussion syndrome illustrates how the sport's fringe performers have greater incentive to put their health at risk—and fewer resources to cope with lasting damage.
Junior Seau's Sister and Other CTE Families Are Encouraging Brain Donations During Super Bowl Week
Family members of victims of a neurodegenerative disease linked to football have launched Faces of CTE, a new awareness and advocacy campaign.
If College Football Can't Accept The Targeting Rule, It Will Never Solve Its Larger Safety Crisis
Targeting may be the most hated and misunderstood rule in college football. But if the sport can't get behind it, how will it ever enact the safety reforms needed to ensure its long-term survival?
Eliminating Kickoffs Will Make College Football Safer, But Not Safe
The NCAA is considering eliminating kickoffs in order to protect players from brain trauma. Doing so would be a step in the right direction, but will it be enough?
Newly Released Documents Reveal NFL Doctors Used Donations To Influence 2012 Government Led CTE Discussions
In May, a Congressional report found the NFL had unethically tried to influence the NIH. But that was only the tip of the iceberg.
'Concussion' Is Important Simply Because It Exists
The new film is letting mainstream moviegoers know that it might not be healthy for gigantic men to ruthlessly slam their bodies into each other a whole bunch.
'Concussion' Is Important Simply Because It Exists
The new film is letting mainstream moviegoers know that it might not be healthy for gigantic men to ruthlessly slam their bodies into each other a whole bunch.
How Brain Damage Can Ruin Your Sense of Taste and Smell Forever
Anosmia affects a quarter of all brain damage patients and leaves many with a total loss of taste and smell.
The NFL Continues to Fail Junior Seau
As the Hall of Fame prepares to posthumously induct Junior Seau next month, the details of his death—and the role that football played in it—are still being met with silence.
Your Adolescent Binge-Drinking Has Ruined Your Brain Forever
Put down your cocktails, kids: A recent study has examined the link between exposure to alcohol during adolescence and its effect on both learning and memory.
Throwback Thursday: Chris Benoit And After
Eight years ago this Thursday, Chris Benoit's horrific murder-suicide shocked the nation. Nothing in wrestling, and sports in general, has been the same since.