Tag: head injury

Women may be at higher risk for sports-related concussion than men

Female athletes are 50% more likely than male athletes to have a sports-related concussion, according to a preliminary study released to be presented at the...

Playing in the NFL may be associated with localised brain injury

The resident immune cells of the central nervous system—microglia—are thought to play a role in the brain’s response to injury and other neurodegenerative processes....