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This week, Steve Thompson’s documentary, Head On: Rugby, Dementia and Me aired on BBC 2 and provided viewers with a harrowing insight into Steve’s living with dementia, his quest to better understand the condition, and his vision to improve player welfare within rugby to ensure no other ...
Event held at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday 26th April brought together leading minds in sports head injury research The Drake Foundation was delighted to host the fifth Sports Head Impact Research (SHIR) Symposium (previously the UK Sports Concussion Research Symposium) at Wembley Stadium on ...
LONDON, 16 February 2022 – England Rugby legend and 2003 Rugby World Cup winner Lewis Moody MBE has been named as the Rugby Union Ambassador for The Drake Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation committed to funding research into the health effects of head injuries in sport and beyond. ...
UPDATE FROM THE SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS (25/01/2022): Following the postponement of the Drake Sports Head Impact Research Symposium in December due to COVID, we’re pleased to announce that the rearranged Symposium will now take place at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday 26th April 2022. If you had ...
UPDATE FROM THE SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS (04/12/2021): We have been closely monitoring the COVID situation, particularly the concern around the new Omicron variant. Unfortunately, we have decided that the only sensible option is to postpone the Drake Sports Head Impact Research Symposium 2021. ...
First held in November 2016, the Annual Drake Sports Head Impact Research Symposium (previously the UK Sports Concussion Research Symposium) is co-organised between The Drake Foundation, Rugby Football Union, Football Association, England and Wales Cricket Board and the British Horseracing ...
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY LSHTM New study finds worse cognitive function in players aged 75+ with a history of multiple concussions Retired male elite rugby union players aged 50+ who suffered three or more rugby-related concussions during their career have no worse average cognitive function ...
BRAIN study, funded by The Drake Foundation, finds no difference in cognitive function before age 75 between players in pre-professional era with three or more concussions and those with fewer Results, coupled with Drake Rugby Biomarker Study of current elite players and recent cases of brain ...
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE DRAKE FOUNDATION LONDON, July 28, 2021 – The Drake Foundation is “cautiously optimistic” following an announcement today by football’s governing bodies to limit repeated heading in training to reduce the risk of brain injury. The Football Association, Premier League, ...
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON Professional rugby may be associated with changes in brain structure Participation in elite adult rugby may be associated with changes in brain structure. This is the finding of a study of 44 elite rugby players, almost half of whom had recently ...