From football fields to military training grounds, head injuries are leaving lasting marks on the brain in ways we're only ...

Medical University of South Carolina scientists have uncovered a link between the innate immune system and cognitive problems ...

Donald Frank, a former San Diego Charger battling Parkinson's Disease, had four times been denied payment from the NFL's ...

After a brutal game in Green Bay, Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy has found himself in concussion protocol. The second-year signal caller has an uncertain status heading into Week 13, as ...

Blood tests might be able to tell how badly a concussion has rung a person's bell, a new study says. Certain brain-related biomarkers in the blood are associated with how bad a teenager's symptoms ...

Jaxson Dart’s brilliance was interrupted by a concussion. The Giants rookie, who had over 300 yards from scrimmage and two touchdown runs in the three quarters Sunday against the Bears, was replaced ...

Concussions have become a hot-button topic in the NFL world over the last decade-plus, with hits to the head—and both their short- and long-term effects—having been proven to have a significant impact ...

The Kansas City Chiefs star joked about passing a test that would have sent him into concussion protocol Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Travis Kelce is revisiting a moment he’d like to forget — but didn’t —from Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. The Kansas City Chiefs star, who took a brutal helmet to the chest just before ...

The Kansas City Chiefs star got the wind knocked out of him after he was hit by an opponent, he said on his podcast New Heights Kelce shared that he was able to avoid entering concussion protocol ...

Chiefs faced the Bills, marking first matchup since last year’s AFC Championship win. Travis Kelce left before halftime after a hard chest hit and had to undergo concussion evaluation. Kelce clears ...

Not all concussions are created equal. A new study has revealed nine early warning signs that a mild head injury might linger longer than expected, and why spotting them within hours could change ...