John Tiwald
- Jan 23, 2013
- 5 min
New Study Finds Brain Damage in Living Ex-NFL Players
by Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada | PBS Frontline | January 22, 2013 (Credit: UCLA) ESPN reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve...
John Tiwald
- Dec 27, 2012
- 3 min
Rules Eased for Veterans’ Brain Injury Benefits
By James Dao | The New York Times | December 7, 2012 The Department of Veterans Affairs will propose new regulations on Friday that will...
John Tiwald
- Dec 22, 2012
- 4 min
Study Bolsters Link Between Routine Hits and Brain Disease
By Ken Belson | The New York Times | December 3, 2012 The growing evidence of a link between head trauma and long-term, degenerative...
John Tiwald
- Nov 14, 2012
- 5 min
Traumatic brain injury patients, supercomputer simulations studied to improve helmets
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico are comparing supercomputer simulations...
John Tiwald
- Oct 27, 2012
- 11 min
A Town’s Passion for Football, a Retired Doctor’s Concern
Dover High School players at a practice this month. The Green Wave, who are having a losing season, have been playing football for more...
John Tiwald
- Sep 24, 2012
- 3 min
“Head Games” Film Explores Perils of Sports Concussions
By Zorianna Kit | Reuters LOS ANGELES — When a concussion forced WWE’s Christopher Nowinski to retire in 2004, the professional wrestler...