Concerns about the long-term effects of heading in soccer are becoming harder for the sport’s governing bodies to ignore. As research continues to link repeated head impacts such as those sustained ...

Soccer heading linked to brain abnormalities, especially in the frontal lobe. Study finds repeated head impacts may impair cognitive performance, even without concussions. Researchers stress the need ...

Players who headed most often had more disruptions to white matter in the folds of their brains These players did worse on thinking and memory tests MONDAY, Sept. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “Heading” ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Greater repetitive head injury was associated with lower fractional anisotrophy and higher orientation ...

Soccer heading has long been suspected of impacting brain health, but exactly where and how it leaves a mark has been a blind spot. Now, for the first time, scientists have a clear picture of the ...