The deadly brain disease CTE can begin in children who suffer head injuries and concussions while playing youth football.

Local 12’s chief investigative reporter Duane Pohlman travels to Virginia Tech’s Helmet Lab and visits with a medical doctor.

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - When it comes to a collision sport like football, head or brain injuries are very common. Sometimes they’re minor and have no long-term effects, but other times they can be fatal.

It’s what a Virginia Tech athletics equipment manager asked Stefan Duma, a faculty member at the university’s department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, in 2009. Duma’s team had been working ...

Some California youth football leagues ban Guardian Caps. Three former football players in the Legislature think parents and children should have the option of wearing them. Assemblymember Avelino ...

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