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 ...

With all eyes on the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh this week, it’s important to note how the league has made progress in reducing ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The NFL is challenging innovators to improve the facemask on football helmets to reduce concussions in the game. The league announced on Friday at an innovation summit for the Super ...

The NFL is facing a concerning issue as the number of concussions keeps rising, even with new safety measures in place. In the 2025 season, there was an all-time high of 538 concussion checks during ...

Recent data confirms what many pediatricians have long suspected: American football accounts for nearly one-fifth of all ...

The Tolleson Union High School District is retrofitting all its student-athletes with new, state-of-the-art football helmets ...

If he wasn't throwing up, he didn't have a concussion. The first of David Piland's seven concussions wasn't diagnosed as a concussion at all. The Southlake, Texas native was in eighth grade, and saw ...

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - While the NFL playoffs are in full swing, preventing concussions remains a top priority not only for professional players but also on the college and high school level. One way to ...

It’s fall in America, and that means football. With football comes questions and concerns about concussions in athletes. How long does it take to fully recover from a concussion? What happens if an ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois football coach Tim Beckman says transfer offensive lineman Ryan Klachko has decided to stop playing football after suffering what Beckman said were "numerous" ...

Modding: “a modification made to a software application (such as a video game) by a user in order to change the way the application looks or functions.” (source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary) Then there ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Javier Cárdenas is the director of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute NeuroPerformance Innovation Center. (courtesy of ...