No supplement is going to protect your brain from a violent collision.

Football's anti-concussion devices are based on dangerous pseudoscience

Hard Knocks

Various companies now sell devices they say can prevent concussions — but the science simply doesn't back up their claims.

Experts: Football’s Anti-Concussion Devices Are a Dangerous Scam

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/footballs-concussion-crisis-is-awash-with-pseudoscience/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Football&#8217;s Concussion Crisis Is Awash With Pseudoscience</a> [Wired]

More on concussions: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/study-of-111-deceased-nfl-players-brains-reveals-110-had-the-degenerative-disease-cte" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Study of 111 Deceased NFL Players’ Brains Reveals 110 Had the Degenerative Disease CTE</a>

Neuroscience/Brain Science

The science doesn't back up claims that the devices prevent brain trauma.

Football's Anti-Concussion Devices Are Based on Dangerous Pseudoscience

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Doctors can now use a blood test to detect concussions faster

Health & Medicine

Using CT scans to check for concussions is expensive and time-consuming. The FDA just approved a blood test that can do the same check faster and cheaper.

Doctors Can Now Use a Blood Test to Detect Concussions Faster

This could be a useful diagnostic tool for soldiers in combat zones.

In 2016, some 20 U.S. diplomats stationed in Cuba suffered from concussions ... but none of them were hit on the head.

Experts confirm U.S. diplomats suffered concussions from a still unknown source

A report confirms the U.S. diplomats who suffered concussion-like symptoms in Cuba did, in fact, have concussions — without ever being hit on the head.

Experts Confirm U.S. Diplomats Suffered Concussions From a Still Unknown Source

We know it happened, but we still don't know how. 

Concussions don't tell the whole story when it comes to brain injuries.

Research shows athletes with no history of concussions still suffer from brain damage

New research suggests that even if a hit to the head doesn't lead to a concussion, it could lead to a brain disease called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.

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Experts: Football’s Anti-Concussion Devices Are a Dangerous Scam

Doctors Can Now Use a Blood Test to Detect Concussions Faster

Experts Confirm U.S. Diplomats Suffered Concussions From a Still Unknown Source

Research Shows Athletes With No History of Concussions Still Suffer From Brain Damage

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