A major 2026 study of over 72,000 youth cases shows football linked to 19% of sports-related brain injuries—more than any other activity—with higher repeat risks and issues like headaches, anxiety, ...

Football-related injury also tied to higher risk for recurrence and substantial neurological and psychiatric sequelae.

Scores on a memory test dropped as football experience rose, and the pattern held across thousands of former players. This trend was the focus of a large analysis of retired American football players ...

In former college and professional football players, a new study has found higher levels of inflammation were associated with ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A major breakthrough in brain health research suggests that red‑light therapy could significantly protect football players from long‑term head injuries. A new study published in the ...

Youth football accounts for the largest share of sports‑related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in children and young adults, nearly one in every five TBIs, according to a preliminary study released ...

Compared with other sports, football-related brain injuries carry the highest risk for neurologic and psychiatric outcomes in adolescents.

Football is ingrained in campus and college culture, especially at Division I schools, but in recent years it’s become undeniable that the sport can have a major negative impact on brain health. Now, ...

Youth football accounts for the largest share of sports‑related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in children and young adults, nearly one in every five TBIs, according to a preliminary study released ...