A recent study by Virginia Tech and Wake Forest has led WKYC to investigate local high school football helmets. Researchers put 18 popular helmet models to the test, comparing them to see if some ...

Newer football helmets could cut concussion risk in half, a new study suggests. Researchers found a 54 percent difference in concussion risk between two different helmets made by the same company in a ...

As the Super Bowl approaches on Sunday, more and more attention is being paid to the concussion epidemic surrounding the game of football. During the 2013 regular season, NFL players suffered a total ...

Not all football helmets are created equal, a new study suggests. Researchers directly compared helmet design with another, with hits measured during real-play conditions, and found that the Riddell ...

Football helmets can be designed to reduce the risk of concussions, according to a new study by some of the nation's leading concussion researchers published today in the Journal of Neurosurgery. The ...

Football helmets are supposed to be a source of protection, but they may do little to ward off the effects of a hit to the side of the head that can cause traumatic brain injuries such as concussions.

No helmet will ever eliminate the risk of sustaining a concussions during a football game. But tweaking the design may slow the speed of head movements after a hit and reduce the concussion risk.

Concussions are an unfortunate reality in many sports, from football to soccer and boxing. And as studies continue to link concussions to a range of health problems, from depression to Alzheimer’s and ...

Recent TV news reports have focused on the safety of football helmets being used in high school and middle school competition. The Fort Worth ISD is just one of many districts, locally and nationally, ...

Newer football helmets could cut concussion risk in half, a new study suggests. Researchers found a 54 percent difference in concussion risk between two different helmets made by the same company in a ...