In recent years, some scientists and advocates have warned that playing contact sports like football and hockey may increase the risk of brain diseases like Alzheimer's disease or chronic traumatic ...

Summary: A new study questions whether playing youth football leads to harmful protein buildup in the brain. Researchers ...

In recent years, some scientists and advocates have warned that playing contact sports like football and hockey may increase the risk of brain diseases like Alzheimer's disease or chronic traumatic ...

Jaedan Brown has made it a mission to raise awareness of CTE, inspired by father Corwin's journey after starring for the ...

The modern boxing comeback is a perfect storm where the fighter’s timeless need for purpose has collided with an economy that ...

For rugby fans recalling the late 2000s and early 2010s, memories of France’s Sebastien Chabal thundering into and through ...

Former AFL player Brandon Jack knows all about sporting expectations and family conflict. But it’s writing, not football, ...

Scientists have discovered how a key protein helps maintain strong connections between brain cells that are crucial for ...

A team of researchers has discovered that a protein called cypin plays a powerful role in helping brain cells connect and ...

Replacing defective microglia can halt ALSP—a fatal neurodegenerative disease—in mice and humans, offering hope for broader brain therapies.

Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far ...