University of Washington football team using high-tech mouthguards to measure head impacts Can a mouthguard keep football players safe and reduce the amount of impact to their heads? The University of Washington is… Read More
NFL will issue fines and strip teams of draft picks for not following concussion protocol The NFL and the league’s players’ association today announced a new enforcement policy for its concussion protocol that will punish teams… Read More
Proposed UO athletic facility would include 3D motion-capture tech, neurocognitive center The University of Oregon may soon be home to one of the most high-tech sports performance centers in college football. The proposed Marcus… Read More
Sorry, Russell Wilson: FDA cautions consumers about claims that special water can prevent concussions After Russell Wilson claimed that special water helps him prevent concussions on the field, many poked fun at the Seahawks quarterback… Read More
UW spin-out Vicis raises $1.6M for high-tech football helmet that reduces brain trauma Vicis is raising more money to help develop its high-tech football helmet. The Seattle-based startup, which spun out of the… Read More
After concussion, U.S. women’s soccer player turns to military-grade protective headband View image | gettyimages.com After suffering a concussion during a game in April, U.S. women’s soccer player Ali Kreiger is… Read More
This software will help assess potential player concussions at the Super Bowl The eureka moment for John Ralston came when his 13-year-old daughter, Fiona, slammed her head on the field after a violent… Read More
X2 Biosystems raising $9.5M, partners with Major League Soccer for concussion software Concussions suffered by athletes is a serious issue and one company from Seattle is on a mission to help curb the… Read More
NFL partner X2 Biosystems raises $5M to detect concussions in athletes, soldiers By now, it is clear that traumatic brain injuries are a serious problem. Whether in sports or in military, methods… Read More
Sports-med company raises fresh cash to detect concussions in real time with neck patches Preventing concussions in sports is a hot topic with more than 3.8 million sports brain injuries occuring per year across all levels… Read More
