CHICAGO (AP) — Younger football players are more likely to return to the field less than a day after suffering concussions than those in high school and college, according to a new study. Only 10 ...

American football is a fast-paced physical sport that, at its core, is composed of high-velocity collisions, with the ...

A concussion in football is a type of brain injury caused by a sudden impact or jolt to the head that disrupts normal brain function. The CDC defines a concussion as a type of traumatic brain injury ...

The McCallum football team has chosen safety over style. That was the case when the Knights were introduced to a layer of soft padding outside their helmets in the spring. Not exactly a fashion ...

Violence is an irremovable component of football, meaning head trauma and concussions are part of the risk when any player at any level of the game decides to play ball. No player in the NFL of late ...

Football season is upon us. Unfortunately, sports — especially tackle football — are one of the most common causes of head injuries among children and adolescents. Head injury is an umbrella term that ...

The AFL today announced important developments in relation to the return to play protocols in the concussion guidelines ...

PHOENIX — The regular season is over for high school football, but that doesn’t mean Arizona schools can take their eye off of the ball when it comes to concussions. Football is the most dangerous ...

Concussions among high school athletes occur across a wide range of contact and limited-contact or noncontact sports, a study published online October 14 in Pediatrics has shown. Most of the injuries ...

Having a concussion may not be the only indicator of brain damage among football players. more A recent study from the Cleveland Clinic and the University of Rochester reports that football players ...