TELANDER: Studying CTE as a bomb component

What if terrorist Tamerlan Tsarnaev was brain-damaged? What if the elder of the two alleged Boston Marathon bombers, who was killed three days after the April 15 attack, incurred brain trauma during his amateur boxing career and suffered the disabling effects of chronic traumatic encephalopathy? Would that make any difference? Would it help in any way to better understand the alleged killer and the tragedy he and his sibling supposedly caused? And would it tell us anything we don’t already know about the dangers of repetitive head blows from sports like boxing, football, hockey, soccer, etc...

Study: People who have had multiple concussions have more suicidal thoughts

ANDREW M. SEAMAN,

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who've sustained multiple brain injuries throughout their life were more likely to report suicidal thoughts than people with one or no concussions, according to a new study of deployed U.S. military personnel. "Personnel who had sustained more than one concussion in their lives were significantly more likely to be [...]

The NBA has had a concussion policy in place for the past 18 months, and while all teams have been made aware of the details, they haven’t been publicly available until now. With the recent concussion that kept George Hill out of the Pacers’ Game 5 loss to the Knicks (and may sideline him even…

Did San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson Try To Pull A Fast One In Statement On Torres Suspension?

Gann Matsuda

COMMENTARY: Over the last few weeks, the Los Angeles Kings have been involved in two incidents involving blows to the head of a player. Both times, the player who was hit suffered an injury, and in each case, a player was suspended. Perhaps even worse, both incidents have shined a bright light on the fact […]

Eyes may provide new insight into brain problems

The eyes may be the window to the soul, but researchers are finding they also provide a view into the brain that could help detect neurological damage from bomb blasts, sports concussions and …

Study Links Suicide, Multiple Concussions

LOS ANGELES | The U.S. military has faced two epidemics during the past decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq.