When playing sports, it's important to remember: Brains don't have seat belts. When rapid acceleration or deceleration of the brain inside the skull occurs with a blow to the head, a concussion ...

Almost half of people who suffer a concussion still show symptoms of brain injury six months later, reveals new research. Even mild concussions can cause long-lasting effects to the brain, say ...

The lasting impact that concussions can have on the brain is on the minds of anyone involved in football, from parents of the youngest Pop Warner players to those in the professional ranks. More and ...

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 ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- 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 ...

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 concussion-caliber collision starts a process inside the brain to manage the effects. While the neural synapses scramble to recalibrate, there is a lot on the line. To avoid an altered future ...

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 ...

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 ...