As a new American football season is set to begin, researchers examining the brains of deceased NFL players have found that 99 percent of them showed signs of degenerative disease — believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head. Researchers found striking evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in 110 of the 111 donated … Read more
Warren Sapp, an American Football Hall of Fame defender, said Tuesday he is experiencing memory loss and will donate his brain to a concussion study after his death. The 44-year-old American revealed his status in a posting on the Players Tribune website, saying he wants the sport to “be better off than it was when … Read more
Tom Brady’s agent on Friday denied the New England Patriots star had suffered an undisclosed concussion last season, contradicting a statement by the quarterback’s wife earlier this week. “Tom was not diagnosed with a concussion last year,” agent Don Yee said in a statement to US media outlets. “Many of the protocols and safeguards still … Read more
Gisele Bundchen said Wednesday her husband, NFL star Tom Brady, had suffered multiple concussions in his career, despite never having been officially listed with a head injury. Bundchen said in an interview on “CBS This Morning” with Charlie Rose that the New England Patriots quarterback was concussed last year and had suffered other head traumas … Read more
Sonny Bill Williams has become the latest addition to the All Blacks injury concerns, suffering possible concussion in the Auckland Blues’ Super Rugby win over the NSW Waratahs in Sydney on Saturday. Captain Kieran Read, Jerome Kaino and Dane Coles head a list of senior players already in a race against time to be match … Read more
Sidney Crosby faces an indefinite layoff after suffering the latest in a series of concussions during Pittsburgh’s playoff defeat to the Washington Capitals, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan confirmed on Tuesday. Canadian icon Crosby was flattened by a brutal cross-check to the head from Washington defenseman Matt Niskanen in Monday’s 3-2 loss to the Capitals. Sullivan … Read more
A landmark concussion lawsuit by a former National Rugby League player has rocked Australia’s sporting community and could have far-reaching consequences for how the condition is diagnosed and treated. While sport often dominates headlines in Australia, experts want more focus on head knocks — an “invisible injury” sometimes dismissed as a badge of honour in … Read more
In an effort to crack down on dangerous blows to the head, the National Football League has approved a new rule whereby any player who commits ‘an egregious’ hit above the neck area would be automatically thrown out of the game. The owners of the NFL’s 32 teams voted on Tuesday to approve the rule … Read more
An implant that beams instructions out of the brain has been used to restore movement in paralysed primates for the first time, say scientists. Rhesus monkeys were paralysed in one leg due to a damaged spinal cord. The team at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology bypassed the injury by sending the instructions straight from … Read more
Life’s been full of uncertainties for Reuben Nsemoh lately. Ever since he suffered a concussion in a soccer game, the suburban Atlanta teen’s worried about why it’s so hard for him to concentrate. He’s fretted over whether he’ll ever get to play his favorite sport. But the biggest stumper of all: how is it that … Read more