US Army and National Football League team up to fight traumatic brain injury

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The US Army and the US National Football League are cooperating on a project to develop better ways of preventing concussion (Image via Shutterstock)

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The US Army is now working with the US National Football League (NFL) to develop ways to protect their respective members at risk of repeated incidents of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), traditionally called concussions. The first step of the program is to install sensors in the protective helmets so that the conditions leading to MTBI can be understood. Once understood, new helmet designs will provide more protection against such injuries.

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