More than 35,000 college athletes and cadets at U.S. service academies are helping researchers write a new, extensive and groundbreaking chapter in the study and tracking of concussions. With about $22 million in funding from the NCAA and Department of … Continue reading
Michael McCrea suspected that, when he and his wife sat together in their Milwaukee home in the fall of 2013 and watched “League of Denial,” the PBS documentary on concussions in football, they would be viewing it through a prism … Continue reading
A simple test can be done after a head injury and is a reliable way to quickly diagnose a concussion. Watch the Video >
The newly-announced collaboration between the U.S. Department of Defense and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on a landmark $30 million study of concussion and head impact exposure is expected to enroll an estimated 37,000 male and female NCAA student-athletes … Continue reading
The NCAA and Department of Defense are launching a $30 million effort to produce what the White House calls the most comprehensive concussion database ever. The initiative was announced Wednesday in conjunction with President Barack Obama’s youth safety sports summit … Continue reading
FORT DETRICK, Md. (Aug. 27, 2014) — The Army has signed on as the executive agent for the Department of Defense’s (DOD) concussion initiative with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The initiative, known as the Grand Alliance, is a … Continue reading
