Medical Watch Digest for Sept 25 Childhood concussion may trigger long-term brain changes A warning to parents of your kids have ever suffered a concussion. Concussions in childhood may trigger long ...

NEW YORK -- One month after Bob Saget was found dead, his family and the Florida medical examiner's office handling the case announced that the comedian and "Full House" star "passed from head trauma.

Concussions might serve as an early warning sign of ALS, rather than a contributing factor, a new study argues. People with a ...

Scientists have discovered a way to induce a hibernation-like state that protects the brain after injury—without using external cooling.

Romain Bardet suffered a small haemorrhage following a concussion that forced him to pull out of the Tour de France on Friday, the Frenchman said on Saturday.

The brain of formerKansas City Chiefslinebacker Jovan Belcher -- the 25-year-old player who shot and killed his girlfriend in 2012 before committing suicide -- showed signs of pervasivebrain damage ...

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