A New York gunman, football, and CTE
Gunman, a former h.s. football player, cites CTE & the NFL in a suicide note after a deadly N.Y. shooting; his brain will be examined posthumously.
chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Children get concussions from non-sports, too
Concussions come from contact sports, but just as important for 5-to-12-year-olds are concussions from recreational activities.
Football players trade brain damage for scholarships
Many kids continue to play football in hopes of getting a college scholarship, despite well-documented brain injuries that often result.
Was E. St. Louis football negligent about brain injury?
Former football player at E. St. Louis HS: coach & district were negligent in 2008, causing him to suffer permanent brain damage.
Football participation down in Chicago suburbs
High school football participation is down. Research that shows the sport leads to higher concussion and lower mental functioning is to blame.
Bad idea: Playing football before age 12
Repeated head impacts can lead to long-term consequences; do what you can at all levels in all sports to minimize these repeated hits.
Concussion recovery longer in brain than clinically
Even after athletes are cleared to return to play following a concussion, the brain still might not have fully recovered, new research suggests.
H.S. football players to raise funds for kids’ hospital
Football teams from 2 high schools near Peoria, IL, will raise funds this weekend for St Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Continued brain training can help concussion victims
Learning about the brain after traumatic brain injury can help with the long-term recovery process; how the training works is a mystery.
Head injury can lead to genetic changes in brain
A traumatic brain injury could alter master genes and increase your risk of developing certain brain diseases, like ADHD, Alzheimer's, and autism.