Protecting Football Players’ Brains: Breakthrough Study

Toronto, Ontario, Jan. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Toronto, Ontario, January 23, 2026 A new study in the Journal of Neurotrauma offers the first real-world solution to a long-standing problem in football: protecting players’ brains from the silent damage of repeated head impacts. Conducted over a full NCAA Division one season, the research shows that … Read more

Guide Helps Assess Child Abuse–Related Head Injury

The Child and Youth Maltreatment Section of the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) has released a new Practice Point for the assessment of children with suspected traumatic head injury related to child maltreatment (THI-CM). This type of injury “is not rare and frequently results in significant morbidity for the child and family,” the CPS told Medscape … Read more

Brutal Attack on Men in City Center

Hanau ​Attack‌ Leaves Man Seriously Injured; Assailant at‍ Large ⁢ HANAU, Germany (AP) — A man sustained⁣ serious ‍head ‍injuries following a violent assault in the city center of Hanau on Monday night.The assailant remains at ‍large, police said. ‌ according to a police⁢ spokeswoman, the victim was repeatedly kicked​ in the head ‍during the … Read more

TBI May Reactivate Herpes Virus Leading to Neurodegeneration

Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) may reactivate latent herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in the brain and contribute to neurodegeneration and development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology, a new study suggested. Using a three-dimensional (3D) human brain tissue model, researchers observed that quiescent HSV-1 can be reactivated by a mechanical jolt mimicking concussion, leading … Read more