After a lull early in the pandemic, head injury rates for kids are ticking up again. Parents should know what to do if their child gets hurt.
Tag: concussions
Concussion: Could your genes increase your risk?
Stanford scientists have found two genes associated with concussion. Screening football players and military might identify those at higher risk.
What type of concussion is it? The answer could affect treatment
Researchers have identified five types of concussions, which have different symptoms and initial treatments. All can disturb sleep.
Concussion summit focuses on science behind brain injury
The Stanford Sports Concussion Summit was held on campus recently to discuss advances in the diagnosis and treatment for mild traumatic brain injury.
What is a concussion? Stanford researchers work to clarify
Researching the symptoms and severity of concussions will help researchers get a more detailed understanding of concussions.
Understanding the forces that cause sports concussions
Stanford researchers are using specially equipped mouth guards to measure how concussion happens during head impacts in high school football players.
What should parents know about concussions? A Stanford expert explains
Most kids who suffer concussions can recover at home with support from their families and doctors, according to a Stanford brain injury expert.
Flexing your neck may not save you from concussion
The Camarillo lab uses alignment simulations, including a version that mimics a woodpecker, to study the role of neck muscles in concussion prevention.
Probing concussion’s complexities with football mouthguards and a whole lot of computer time
Concussion is a serious public health problem, but researchers don't fully understand how they happen or how to prevent them. Now, researchers find, concussion is more complex than previously thought.
Understanding and preventing concussions: A conversation with Stanford’s David Camarillo
We've written quite a bit about the work of Stanford bioengineer David Camarillo, PhD, who is working to understand concussions. On a recent episode of …