The start of a new school year brings more than textbooks and class schedules. It also marks the return of school sports. As athletes head back to the fields and courts this season, parents and ...

Researchers around the world including UB's John Leddy have developed an easy-to-follow guide so parents and coaches can ...

Young athletes aren’t always quick to recognize concussion symptoms, and some may even hide or downplay what they’re feeling to keep playing. But identifying a concussion quickly is important for ...

The word “concussion” may bring to mind football players and other athletes. Or maybe someone who’s been in a bad car wreck. But the truth is that a concussion isn’t always the result of a severe ...

Ask 10 random people what a concussion is, and you’d probably get 10 answers. Despite all the recent attention, the injury still is referred to as getting “your bell rung,” “knocked out” or “dinged up ...

Imagine a simple saliva test that makes concussion screening faster and more objective than ever before. Thanks to ...

A concussion can put your life on hold. But doctors in Pittsburgh say they’ve cracked the code, and it’s carethat people from ...

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Researcher Sam Hockett demonstrates the Mizzou Point-of-Care Assessment System, a portable tool that can assess movement, balance and reaction times to spot a possible concussion. A groundbreaking ...

Dr. Javier Cárdenas is the director of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute NeuroPerformance Innovation Center. It’s fall in America, and that means football. With football comes questions and ...

NFL Concussion Protocol: In the high-impact world of the NFL, every head hit carries significant risk — and the league has developed a rigorous concussion protocol to protect players from returning ...