(NAPSI)—Alex Smith loves football. “Football is amazing. I think it’s the greatest team sport in America,” notes the former ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Researchers around the world, including internationally known concussion expert John J. Leddy, MD, clinical professor of orthopaedics and sports medicine in the Jacobs School of ...

Many years ago, I said to one of my doctors that I believed undiagnosed and/or untreated brain injury causes much mental illness. If we treat the neurons, then the illness will clear up. He hadn’t ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Adults with concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) who are seen in the primary care setting or discharged from the emergency department are often told to wait to see if their ...

A new study finds that concussion causes short-term impairment of the cardiovascular system but that these cardiovascular symptoms typically resolve within three days of the injury. The article is ...

More than 300,000 children under age 5 visit emergency rooms annually in the United States for concussions, with new research ...

Safety gear like helmets are vital for avoiding serious injuries, like a concussion.

The largest study of its kind from the Boston University CTE Center reveals that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) ...

Learn how cyclists understand concussions, head injuries, and helmet safety—and why knowledge doesn’t always translate into ...