The Pentagon is taking new steps to protect troops' brain health, including mandating baseline cognitive tests for all new recruits starting next year to make it easier to diagnose traumatic brain ...

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is taking new steps to protect troops' brain health, including mandating baseline cognitive tests for all new recruits starting next year to make it easier to diagnose ...

Baseline testing is a pre-season, proactive assessment that measures things like memory, reaction time and processing speed ...

Free concussion baseline testing will be offered to student athletes, ages 5 and up, from the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and UPMC Sports Medicine. The Heads UP Pittsburgh program is a concussion ...

Background Concussion baseline testing has drawn criticism regarding its clinical utility in the community setting. Recent studies have suggested that baseline testing may have additional advantages, ...

Baseline tests are used to assess an athlete's balance and brain function, which includes learning and memory skills, ability to pay attention or concentrate, and quickness of thought process and ...

Curtin University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Concussions can occur in many different ways, but they are more likely to occur when playing fast-paced team sports like ...