Blood samples reveal consequences of head impacts in football
Changes in blood patterns, linked to brain signalling pathways and potential alterations, have been detected by experts
Lewis Moody named ambassador for The Drake Foundation
The England rugby legend and World Cup winner has been named as the Foundation's Rugby Union Ambassador
Headlight service revolutionises early-stage minor head injury care
Headlight fills the gap in provision around mild head trauma and is working with lawyers, insurers and case managers across the UK
Families ‘crucial’ to research into brain injury and sport
Understanding the impact on whole families is at the heart of shifting the narrative around safety in sport, Dr Matthew Smith tells NR Times
Simple balance test helps identify concussion after-effects
Among children and young people, it can help determine their readiness to return to activities, new research reports
Veterans’ concussions linked to domestic violence
In a study of over 800 veterans who sustained head injury, almost half admitted to committing IPV against a loved one
Concussion in football: ‘stop putting results before safety’
Headway again calls for safety protocols to be strengthened after an incident involving Sadio Mane
Neuromuscular training ‘helps protect athletes after concussion’
The intervention can lower the risk of sports-related injury for a year after the concussion by 3.6 times, new research reveals
Consequences of repetitive head impacts in sport laid bare
Players experience an array of consequences through the cumulative effect of impacts over a decade, new study finds
Play must be stopped for head injury, urges Headway
Calls have again been made for play to be stopped in football when a head injury occurs, after an incident in last night’s match between Liverpool and Newcastle United.
