As the Super Bowl approaches on Sunday, more and more attention is being paid to the concussion epidemic surrounding the game of football. During the 2013 regular season, NFL players suffered a total ...

A recent study by Virginia Tech and Wake Forest has led WKYC to investigate local high school football helmets. Researchers put 18 popular helmet models to the test, comparing them to see if some ...

Football helmets are supposed to be a source of protection, but they may do little to ward off the effects of a hit to the side of the head that can cause traumatic brain injuries such as concussions.

Football helmets can be designed to reduce the risk of concussions, according to a new study by some of the nation's leading concussion researchers published today in the Journal of Neurosurgery. The ...

Not all football helmets are created equal, a new study suggests. Researchers directly compared helmet design with another, with hits measured during real-play conditions, and found that the Riddell ...

No helmet will ever eliminate the risk of sustaining a concussions during a football game. But tweaking the design may slow the speed of head movements after a hit and reduce the concussion risk.

Recent TV news reports have focused on the safety of football helmets being used in high school and middle school competition. The Fort Worth ISD is just one of many districts, locally and nationally, ...

WASHINGTON – Nearly 40 percent of NFL players last season wore a helmet model that got the second-lowest rating for reducing the risk of concussions in a study by Virginia Tech researchers. Riddell's ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Although many football helmets worn under the Friday night lights look alike, experts say there can be a big difference. That difference between one football helmet and the ...