Phoenix-based Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has turned to sensors as a way of potentially quantifying head traumas. By adding sensors inside football helmets, researchers are trying to identify biomarkers that could be indicative of if an athlete has suffered a concussion during game play.
Eight Ivy League schools have ruled to ban all full-contact hitting from practice sessions during the regular season. This would be an update to rules already banning tackling during spring and pre-season practices.