Concussions have received plenty of attention from the media, but exactly how they affect patients clinically is not well understood. Now, in an effort to learn how concussions affect both the body ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

But for students, the most significant consequences of concussions often occur far from the field. They're academic ones, and ...

Ask 10 random people what a concussion is, and you’d probably get 10 answers. Despite all the recent attention, the injury still is referred to as getting “your bell rung,” “knocked out” or “dinged up ...

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 ...