It seems simple enough: Taking a hard hit to the head can give you a concussion. But, Stanford researchers report March 30 in Physical Review Letters, in most cases, the connection is anything but simple.

Combining data recorded from football players with computer simulations of the brain, a team working with David Camarillo, an assistant professor of bioengineering, found that concussions and other mild traumatic brain injuries seem to arise when an area deep inside the brain shakes more rapidly and intensely than surrounding areas. But, they also found that the mechanical complexity of the brain means there is no straightforward relationship between different bumps, spins, and blows to the head and the likelihood of injury.

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There are many benefits associated with children playing sports, but as the spring season gets underway, parents also need to be aware of the dangers of concussions.

Concussions are a common type of sports injury. While they are usually not life-threatening, they can still be serious.

Parents may feel helpless, but Consumer Reports says there are some things you can do, starting with prevention.

“Talk to the coach,” Consumer Reports Health Editor Diane Umansky said. “You know, have a conversation about player safety. You know, ask what coaches are doing, ask what they’re thinking about concussion prevention.”

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WASHINGTON — Head injuries are one of the most common reasons kids go to emergency rooms where doctors might order CT scans to check for concussions, and now local doctors have developed a diagnostic tool to reduce the frequency of ordering those tests due to cancer concerns.

“We know that when you get a CT scan sometime in the first 22 years of life … there is a 300 percent increase in overall lifetime cancer,” said Children’s National Health System’s Chief Information Officer and Chief Medical Information Officer Dr. Brian Jacobs. “So that’s our No. 1 concern here and our No. 1 driver of this work is reducing radiation and the associated unnecessary exposure and the risk of malignancy.”

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