Growing up, Matthew Benedict played football in the fall, hockey in the winter, and lacrosse in the spring. In the summer, he and his brother and their buddies would head to Toronto for weekend hockey tournaments. Each of those sports meant he took hard hits to the head for years. At the age of 26, he took his own life. His story illustrates the challenges parents face as they decide whether to let their sons and daughters play contact sports, as well as deciphering conflicting messages from scientists and sports leagues about head trauma.

A majority of people experiencing homelessness across the world have a history of concussions and other traumatic brain injuries, according to new research out this week. And often, these injuries could have contributed to or been caused by their homelessness, the authors say.

Recently I was accidentally whacked in the head with a frisbee at the dog park. Now this may sound funny, and it most likely looked funny to those who saw it from a distance. But for someone recovering from a traumatic brain injury, it was not funny at all.

It had been three months since Ellison died at age 31 — and nearly a decade since his days on the football field as a hard-hitting defensive back, team captain, and fan favorite at USC. His family wanted to know if football may have impacted his mental health later in life.

Haunted by a violent past, the territory has one of the highest suicide rates in the world.

For millions of Americans, watching college football is akin to breathing, especially on rivalry weekend. Do they worry about the physical price its players pay?

Suicides surpassed car crashes as the top cause of TBI-related deaths in recent years, a new study shows.

Former professional soccer players in Scotland developed dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases at significantly higher rates than the general population, according to a study published Monday that adds to the growing body of research that suggests years of exposure to heading in the sport may have negative impacts later.

Who is more likely to suffer a concussion playing high school sports, a female soccer player or a male football player? A new study, published in the journal Pediatrics, found that girls who play high school soccer are at nearly the same risk for traumatic brain injuries as boys who play high school football.  In fact, concussion rates were higher among girls than boys in every high school sport. Despite the indisputable statistics, controversy still surrounds the exact reasons that girls suffer more concussions than boys.

The thud was thicker than I’d expected. It felt as if my head had been slammed in a car door.