brain damage
Did Sports-Related Concussions Kill the Ohio State Football Player Who Turned Up Dead This Weekend?
If the 22-year-old found in a trash bin Sunday had chronic traumatic encephalopath (CTE), football oligarchs are in trouble.
NFL Players Didn't Know the Dangers of Playing Football and Neither Did Anyone Else
The argument remains that NFL players knew the dangers of playing football, but decades of reports show that no one—players included—knew the full scope of the danger.
It Was the Best of Teens, It Was the Worst of Teens
Rest easy knowing that somewhere, police are breaking up a lingerie party filled with middle-aged men and 16-year-old girls.
Teenagers Aren't Any Crazier Than They Used to Be
As someone who writes a weekly column dedicated to Americans between the ages of 13 and 19, people think I consider myself some sort of teen expert. But a real one offers some fresh perspective on whether the kids are going to be alright.
Scientists Are Giving Flies Brain Damage to Help Humans with Concussions
Scientists have modeled brain injuries in fruit flies, opening the door for new genetic tests.
Brain-Damaged "Gourmand Syndrome" Foodies Can't Register Your Disgust
In addition to getting too into fancy meals, foodies lose the ability to recognize facial expressions.
Canadian Scientists Built a Virtual Map of the Human Brain
Your brain is a complex and marvelous creation. One hundred billion interconnected nerve cells, entangled in a bewildering network of 100 trillion synapses. To help untangle all of that, Canadian scientists have built a new virtual map of the brain...
Scientists Found a Genetic Switch to Reverse Aging in Neurons
Researchers at Yale found a genetic means to teach an old mouse new tricks.
Notes from a Hitter: How Football Battered My Brain
It wasn’t until months after I played my last football game that the ramifications of the multiple concussions I suffered began to surface.