LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky will holds its 22nd annual Brain Ball on Friday. The fundraising event is held every year and helps those impacted by brain injuries.

An inquest concludes that "it is likely that repetitive head impacts, sustained by heading the ball while playing football, contributed to the CTE" which was a factor in the former footballer's death.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soccer players who used their heads to pass or deflect a soccer ball were more likely to develop changes within the folds of their ...

Heading a soccer ball causes subtle brain changes associated with injury MRI scans show altered chemistry in a brain region associated with motor control Blood tests reveal slightly elevated levels of ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Louisville woman is proving having a traumatic brain injury doesn’t mean your life has to stop. Mary Varga spends most days teaching group fitness classes. WAVE caught up ...

MONDAY, Sept. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “Heading” the ball might affect amateur soccer players’ brain health, a new study says. Players who used their heads to pass or deflect a soccer ball were ...