For years, concussions were described as temporary disruptions in brain function that could not be seen on any medical test.

Evangeline Lilly, who has been navigating a traumatic brain injury following a concussion, opened up about her recovery ...

What happens to your brain when you get a concussion? Concussions are a type of mild traumatic brain injury. A concussion is usually caused by a hard blow to the head. While the blow causes immediate ...

As winter sports season reaches its peak, the thrill of the slopes and the rink often comes with high speeds and hard ...

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 ...

The serious harm caused by concussion in sport first became apparent among the “punch-drunk” boxers who suffered repetitive blows to the head over the course of their fighting careers. A related form ...

Young football players who sustained a head-to-ground concussion practicing or playing games on natural grass experienced more symptoms—and significantly higher severity—than those who suffered ...

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 ...

In retrospect, it’s possible to be pretty sure that the repeated instances of concussion did cumulative damage to his brain, ...

Sports concussion is a major topic these days. I will talk about the diagnosis and treatment for this important type of brain injury in a future blog, but in the meantime I wanted to share with you ...