Concussions are increasingly being diagnosed in kids — especially those participating in contact sports like football — and new research shows that having more than one concussion can prolong a ...

Sleep is a critical component for concussion recovery among kids, a new study reports. Limiting naps during the day and getting about seven hours of sleep each night in the first week after a ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Traumatic brain injuries (TBI), or concussions, are very common among athletes, especially ones who play contact sports like football, hockey, or soccer. In 2022, ...

As youth sports seasons ramp up across the country, medical experts say parents and coaches should keep injury prevention top of mind.

Younger children are more likely to return to the field less than 24 hours after being diagnosed with a concussion compared to older athletes, according to a recent study from Jama Pediatrics, and ...

Kids can get head injuries in any number of ways, and a recent study explored how recovery differs when a concussion is a result of a sports injury versus non-sports related. The researchers learned ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Oct. 23, North Carolina State quarterback Grayson McCall announced on Instagram that he would retire from the sport after being ...

A couple of weeks ago, eight-year-old Liam Ramsay-Leavitt of Martinez, Calif., was swinging on the monkey bars at school. "And then I just fell on my side," he says. "I was kind of dizzy and I had an ...

(NEW YORK) — The back-to-back retirements of two college quarterbacks seemingly at the start of their careers has put a spotlight again on concussions and youth sports, particularly football. On Oct.