Do concussions affect women differently than men? What impact do they have on a person's psychological health? Researchers at Rutgers School of Health Professions – with the assistance of Rutgers ...

A new study in mice reports that concussions sustained early in life can cause subtle brain changes that re-emerge later in life. The findings, published in Experimental Neurology, may have ...

Old school of thought once suggested to keep a person with a concussion awake, fearing the brain may just decide to quit during the slumber. But in fact, it’s quite the opposite. Researchers from the ...

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — With concussion-related injuries among professional athletes often taking an unwanted spotlight, researchers in Australia are asking for help to study the impacts of ...

This week, the hockey world lost Claude Lemieux, who passed away at the age of 60. We learned that his family is donating his brain to research the impact of concussions.

Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive ...

We are dealt only one brain for a lifetime. Hockey Luddites traditionally have dismissed brain traumas with 'don't worry, it's only your coconut.” However, even big, tough hockey players suffer ...

Every year, between 3 million and 4 million Americans suffer concussions in sports and recreation. Head impacts and concussions caused by contact sports are a quickly growing epidemic among young ...

The symptoms of concussion often include headache, nausea, dizziness and confusion. But researchers say a concussion can also cause an unusual sort of hearing problem. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports. JON ...