Concussion Update Newsletter
See below for previous editions.
Our biweekly Concussion Update newsletter provides thoughtful synopses of new research, news related to concussions, listings of free webinars, and calls for study participants for research.
Special Edition: Brain Injury Awareness Month (3/12/26 Newsletter)
Special edition: 2025 Annual Impact Report, Concussion Alliance Brain Injury Awareness Month opportunities, Co-Founder Malayka Gormally on Capitol Hill, other organizations’ Brain Injury Awareness Month opportunities
Olympic gold medal bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor advocates for better concussion care (2/26/26 Newsletter)
Using the VVE exam in the emergency department helps with earlier and more accurate concussion diagnosis and leads to better outcomes, Jungian psychology: the loss and subsequent rebuilding of the self following traumatic brain injury
Super Bowl Special Edition: Light Therapy Promotes Neurological Resilience in College Football Players (2/5/26 Newsletter)
New York Times writes about Guardian Caps in the Super Bowl, reissue of 11/5/25 article about Guardian Caps in high school sports
The Sunflower Symbol: Recognizing and supporting people with invisible disabilities (1/29/26 Newsletter)
Love Your Brain summit; P7C3-A20 drug reverses the effects of Alzheimer’s disease in mice; Researchers develop a tool to assess fear avoidance after concussion.
Nine characteristics could identify patients at risk for persistent symptoms post-mTBI (1/15/26 Newsletter)
Love Your Brain summit; concussion patients have an elevated risk of being in a motor vehicle crash after injury; pediatric concussion characteristics differ significantly with age.
Dual task training may reduce risk of musculoskeletal injury caused by sensory & neuromuscular impairments after concussion (7/10/25 Newsletter)
Concussion Alliance Lunch & Learn Co-Founder Q&A, combining narrative with science improves concussion education, clinical guide for recognizing child maltreatment, education for kids at summer camp
Brain imaging and biomarkers can predict sleep disorders in concussion patients (7/3/25 Newsletter)
Welcome Concussion Alliance Interns, people can’t recognize TBI, need for comprehensive evaluation & rehab for women
CDC national surveys find that the prevalence of concussions is dramatically higher than previously estimated (6/19/25 Newsletter)
Concussion Alliance annual report, device measures glymphatic waste clearance during sleep, updates on objective vision assessment tool
