Fit kids have better language skills
There’s new evidence that fit children are not only in better shape than their unfit peers, but also better at language and brain response times....
read more5 football helmets meet 5-star rating
The Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings(tm) have given five new football helmets their highest rating of five stars....
read moreMore experienced college football players have smaller brain volume...
College football players who have had concussions and who have been playing football for many years have, on average, less hippocampal volume than those who have only been playing for a few years....
read moreFootball off-season not long enough for players’ brains to recover...
A new study from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry says that the time between football seasons does not appear to be long enough for players’ brains to recover from hard hits during practices and games....
read moreFootball helmets may not do much to protect players from concussion...
A new study that analyzed the strength and safety of 10 popular football helmet designs found that they only reduced the risk of TBI by 20 percent. Unfortunately, the helmets offering the least protection are also the most popular...
read moreEvidence that brain rest helps teens recover from concussion
Research from Boston Children’s Hospital has shown that limiting cognitive activity has a beneficial effect on recovering from a concussion. The study was of 335 teen athletes who had been diagnosed with a concussion....
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