Tiny sensor could transform head injury detection
A tiny sensor that detects hazardous head impacts the instant they occur could reshape safety monitoring in sports, transportation and other high-risk settings.
Jan 13, 2026
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Wounds and Injuries: News and Research on Brain Concussion
MeSH tree: C26.915.300.200.194.250
'Recognize and remove' is key to detecting, managing concussions among youth, according to new guidelines
Researchers around the world, including internationally known concussion expert John J. Leddy, MD, clinical professor of orthopedics and sports medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University ...
Jan 13, 2026
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Q&A: Touted as non-contact, flag football is still a game of hard knocks
Pigskin passers are invading athletic fields once dominated by soccer and lacrosse teams. But these blitzers aren't suited up like gladiators.
Jan 9, 2026
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Visual training can dramatically improve cognitive function after concussion
A new study led by scientists at the Perception Dynamics Institute and the University of California San Diego demonstrates that a specific visual training program significantly outperforms standard programs designed to treat ...
Dec 15, 2025
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Neither career length nor playing position predict long-term health in former NFL athletes, study finds
A UNC-Chapel Hill study conducted by the Matthew Gfellar Center studied more than 1,500 former NFL players found that two of the most commonly used ways to estimate head injury risk, years played and playing position, are ...
Dec 4, 2025
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New tool can help concussion patients manage fear and improve recovery
Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) have developed a new tool to evaluate fear avoidance behavior following a concussion.
Dec 4, 2025
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People with dyspraxia are at high risk of falling—and it's too often overlooked
For many people with dyspraxia, falling is not an accident but a daily reality. It begins in childhood, shaping confidence and independence, and often continues throughout adult life.
Dec 3, 2025
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Gender-specific supportive environment key to cutting female athletes' injury risks, new statement suggests
Creating a safe, gender-specific, supportive environment—one that is free of body shaming and idealized female forms, for example—is key to minimizing female athletes' future risks of injury and protecting their health, emphasizes ...
Dec 2, 2025
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Study reveals long-term associations of strangulation-related brain injury from intimate partner violence
A study by Mass General Brigham investigators found self-reported vision problems and traumatic stress are experienced years after strangulation.
Nov 20, 2025
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Concussion diagnosis tied to higher risk of subsequent serious traffic crashes
Adults diagnosed with a concussion may be at about 50% higher risk of a subsequent traffic crash, finds a study from researchers at ICES and Sunnybrook Research Institute.
Nov 6, 2025
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