concussion news

A new sleep mask, which can track eye movements, including REM, during sleep, will be launched by nanotechnology innovator Somalytics at CES, being unveiled on ... More

Two staff were injured and Twenty Six GLL leisure facilities had to close their doors on Friday 18 February, as Storm Eunice swept west across ... More

A study on exercise injuries has suggested that people who engage in high-intensity interval training (HIIT) could be putting themselves at greater risk of injury. ... More

For the sake of family members at risk of losing loved ones, and for the sake of individual sports themselves, it is time that concussion ... More

Charges have been filed against waterpark operator Schlitterbahn and a former employee in connection with the 2016 death of a young boy on its Verrückt ... More

Scotland has become one of the first countries to have developed a single concussion policy for all sports, following collaboration between medics, sportscotland, national governing ... More

From secret music events for fitness to sports heatmaps and AI coaches, 16 innovative start-ups have been selected to launch London’s new Sport Tech Hub. ... More

Around 200 former England rugby players will participate in a “major scientific study” which will investigate whether effects of the game, such as concussion, have ... More

An independent review which focuses on the welfare and safety of participants in grassroots and elite sport has commenced, with experts and members of the ... More

Bill Beaumont – the chair of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) – has revealed his vision for the sport as he bids to become chair ... More

The Sport and Recreation Alliance has revealed its “disappointment” that the safeguarding of children and adults “did not feature strongly” in the government’s sports strategy. ... More

Every single player, coach and referee in elite English rugby has completed an online training course to recognise and deal with concussion. The 100 per ... More

A deal worth US$1bn (€881m, £655m) to compensate US football players for head injuries suffered while playing, is set to be approved. More than 4,500 ... More

A group of prominent UK politicians have led a damning report on the approaches towards concussion in sport, with many MPs stating that more needs ... More

A 10-year-old girl was reportedly hospitalised after being hit on the head while on a waterslide at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, on ... More

The Rugby Football Union and Swimming Teachers Association have joined forces to launch a new first aid qualification for rugby coaches and volunteers. The RFU ... More