Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Javier Cárdenas is the director of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute NeuroPerformance Innovation Center. (courtesy of ...

The NFL's concussion protocol only launched in 2011, but concussions have been part of football since the birth of football. The NFL Players Association acknowledges this and credits itself with ...

In 2015, Will Smith’s much-hyped film Concussion didn’t live up to the hype. The film, which was based on Dr. Bennet Omalu’s research on the relationship between football and chronic traumatic ...

(NAPSI)—Alex Smith loves football. “Football is amazing. I think it’s the greatest team sport in America,” notes the former quarterback for the 49ers, Chiefs and Commanders. But Smith is worried about ...

Indianapolis Colts cornerback Charvarius Ward has entered concussion protocol for a third time this season, just weeks after he said his second concussion made him consider quitting football. Colts ...

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - While the NFL playoffs are in full swing, preventing concussions remains a top priority not only for professional players but also on the college and high school level. One way to ...

In former college athletes, having had three or more concussions was associated with slightly worse physical, mental, behavioral and cognitive health five years after graduation, according to an ...

A Stanford class helped build CrashCourse, an education program that is now transforming concussion reporting culture on a national scale.

It’s fall in America, and that means football. With football comes questions and concerns about concussions in athletes. How long does it take to fully recover from a concussion? What happens if an ...