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Quidditch is a fast-paced, co-ed, full-contact combination of dodgeball, rugby and basketball. Above, John Sheridan tries to score points by throwing a quaffle ball through the other team's hoop.

For Some Quidditch Players, The Magic Wears Off As Injury Risks Grow Clearer

Apr 13, 2019
Concussions, broken bones, and torn ligaments are a few serious injury concerns in Quidditch — a new sport where the rules are still evolving, and players are testing the safety of them.
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Pro Teams Help Coalition Tackle Head Injuries

Mar 26, 2019

An unexpected benefit of having so many professional sports teams in Las Vegas now is the opportunity to study head injuries across these sports.

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Concussions: When In Doubt, Stay Out

Mar 01, 2019

Parents must be their child-athlete’s staunchest advocates when it comes to recognizing and treating head injuries on Southern Nevada’s fields, courts, and rinks.

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Mo Better Jaguars' coaches and players huddle at the end of practice at Betsy Head Park in Brownsville, Brooklyn in September 2014.

Poor Students More Likely To Play Football, Despite Brain Injury Concerns

Feb 03, 2019
Many wealthy families have chosen not to have their children play football, but for lower-income students, football is still seen as a ticket to a better education.
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Research inspired by soccer headers has led to fresh insights into how the brain weathers hits to the head.

Bad Vibes: How Hits To The Head Are Transferred To The Brain

Dec 24, 2018
A question about heading soccer balls inspired a series of experiments to understand how the brain changes shape when someone's head takes a hit.
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MRI scans before and after a season of football showed brain changes in a study of high school players.

Changes In Brain Scans Seen After A Single Season Of Football For Young Players

Nov 30, 2018
MRI scans of the brains of young football players suggest that repeated blows to the head can change the shape of nerve fibers in the corpus callosum, which connects the two halves of the brain.
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The brains of female soccer players who head the ball frequently show white matter alterations.

Heading May Be Riskier For Female Soccer Players Than Males

Jul 31, 2018
Females are more likely than males to suffer measurable impact on their brains as a result of heading the ball during soccer.
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Teens involved in contact sports were more likely to report concussions.

1 In 5 Teens Reports A Concussion Diagnosis

Sep 26, 2017
Doctors know that concussions can cause serious health impacts. Research now shows that rates among adolescents, especially those involved in contact sports, may be pretty high.
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A $30 million partnership between the NFL and the National Institutes of Health is set to expire at the end of August, with much of the NFL's pledged money unspent. Above, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in February.

NFL, NIH End Partnership For Concussion Research With $16M Unspent

Jul 29, 2017
The relationship has been fraught with disputes about which research should be funded. Four House members have asked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell whether the league plans to honor its commitment.
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USA Football says it will be testing a new version of the game in select youth programs this fall that could become an alternative to tackle football and flag football.

Big Rule Changes Could Make Youth Football Games A Whole Lot Smaller

Feb 01, 2017
A modified version of the sport, billed as a bridge between tackle and flag football, will be piloted with select youth football programs this fall. It features fewer players and a shorter field.
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In 2011, the Army put blast sensors like this one on thousands of combat troops.

Pentagon Shelves Blast Gauges Meant To Detect Battlefield Brain Injuries

Dec 20, 2016
The military hoped the body-worn sensors would identify troops with brain injuries from a bomb blast. Instead, the sensors showed service members may be at risk from firing their own weapons.
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Geoffrey Ling and Christian Macedonia wore body armor with blast sensors.

How A Team Of Elite Doctors Changed The Military's Stance On Brain Trauma

Jun 10, 2016
A group of specialists called the Gray Team challenged the dogma that said head injuries were serious only if they were obvious and bloody. Bomb blasts can lead to lasting but invisible damage.
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The Disease Biophysics Group talks over progress in their research. John Doyle (from left), Stacey Fitzgibbons, Kit Parker, Ian Perkins, Jonathan Wood and John Ferrier are all veterans of the U.S. military.

An Army Buddy's Call For Help Sends A Scientist On A Brain Injury Quest

Jun 08, 2016
Harvard researcher Kit Parker built his academic career studying the heart. But Parker, also an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, switched his focus to figuring out how IED blasts damage the brain.
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Most people who say they've had a concussion say they sought out medical care at the time.

Poll: Nearly 1 In 4 Americans Reports Having Had A Concussion

May 31, 2016
Among the quarter of American adults who have had a concussion, most said they had sought medical treatment, according to the results of a poll conducted by NPR and Truven Health Analytics.
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Months after a concussion or other traumatic brain injury, you may sleep more hours, but the sleep isn't restorative, a study suggests.

A Concussion Can Lead To Sleep Problems That Last For Years

Apr 27, 2016
Eighteen months after a concussion or other traumatic brain injury, two-thirds of the patients in a recent study were still sleepy during the day. And most were unaware of their symptoms.
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Before Monday, no NFL official had publicly acknowledged a link between football and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Here, members of the Denver Broncos are seen after one of their teammates suffered a concussion during a game in late 2014.

In A First, NFL Executive Admits Football Is Linked To Brain Damage

Mar 15, 2016
"Certainly yes," said Jeff Miller, the NFL's executive vice president for health and safety, when asked on Capitol Hill if football is linked to a degenerative brain disease.
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'NFL Confidential': Anonymous Player On Why He Loathes The League

Jan 07, 2016
From concussions to domestic violence, a current pro football player tells all about what's it really like on the gridiron and beyond in NFL Confidential: True Confessions from the Gutter of Football.
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The Traumatized Brain: Understanding Mood, Memory and Behavior after Brain Injury

Dec 01, 2015

While members of the U.S. Military may be the most visible of those with traumatic brain injury, they are just one group impacted.

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Mississippi defensive back Roy Lee "Chucky" Mullins tackled Vanderbilt fullback Brad Gaines on Oct. 28, 1989. The tackle paralyzed Mullins from the neck down. He died two years later.

Deaths Persist In Youth And Student Football Despite Safety Efforts

Nov 25, 2015
At least 19 young football players have died so far in 2015. Pediatricians are calling for changes in the way the game is played, including a move to non-tackle games.
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Dartmouth College Engineering graduate Quinn Connell (upper left) controls the movement of the team's Mobile Virtual Player during college football practice Wednesday.

Dartmouth Football's Brilliant Dummies

Aug 28, 2015
Two then-students at Dartmouth College built a game-changing mobile robotic football dummy that they say will decrease head injuries sustained from repeated tackling collisions.
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Do High School Sports Have A Concussion Problem?

Aug 27, 2015

High school football kicks off on campuses across Southern Nevada this week.

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Would Banning Headers In Soccer Solve The Concussion Problem?

Jul 14, 2015
Most concussions in youth soccer happen during heading the ball. But it isn't the ball's fault, researchers say. Rather, it's player collisions. Avoiding aggressive play would help reduce injuries.
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Concussions Can Be More Likely In Practices Than In Games

May 04, 2015
Long hours in practice might account for the higher concussion risk in high school and college football, a study finds. Some schools are retooling practice to reduce the number of hits.
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NFL Settlement Over Concussions Is Given Final Approval By Judge

Apr 22, 2015
The lawsuit, brought by former players, could cost the league up to $1 billion. The settlement had originally been reached in 2013.
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I Learned The Hard Way That Concussion Isn't Just For The Young

Apr 13, 2015
We hear a lot about concussion and kids, but older adults are even more vulnerable to traumatic brain injury. A slip in the kitchen leads one man down the rabbit hole with no clear path out.

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