
We Can Make Football Safer
Through better equipment, improved knowledge of head injury and better medical care, we can mitigate the effects of concussion at all levels of football

Through better equipment, improved knowledge of head injury and better medical care, we can mitigate the effects of concussion at all levels of football

For decades, assumptions about weight have clouded our view of health

Wearable devices that track our health may do more harm than good

As women’s soccer, rugby and other sports gain popularity, scientists are racing to understand how the female brain responds to head injury

The engineering and designs vary widely from sport to sport and athlete to athlete
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