AFLW player Jacinda Barclay, who died last year, has become the first contact sportswoman in Australia to donate her brain to the Australian Sports Brain Bank, where researchers have uncovered neurological damage that they described as a “ticking time bomb”. Barclay, who died in Chidlow,...
Concussion
Gordon Taylor denies PFA ‘asleep at the wheel’ over football and concussion
Gordon Taylor has denied being “asleep at the wheel” over the link between heading footballs, concussion and dementia – and told MPs that criticism of the Professional Footballers’ Association’s response over the past two decades was “unfair”. Taylor – appearing in front of the the...
New Zealand woman is assaulted on first night out since suffering concussion
Brittney Fyfe was enjoying her first dinner out since suffering a concussion from a jujutsu class when she was suddenly struck in the back of the head by a stranger. The 20-year-old from Hastings in New Zealand received the first severe head knock back in August,...
Pitchside saliva tests could be used to diagnose concussion
A new technology that could pave the way for an objective test to diagnose concussion at pitchside has been hailed as a “gamechanger” by researchers. The test, performed on saliva samples, has the potential to be used in high-impact sports such as elite rugby and...