The trouble with scientific assessments of bike helmet safety is that it’s impossible to compare apples to apples, because wearing a helmet changes the accident. For instance, some studies show that ...

The hits just keep coming, and that’s by design. At the Virginia Tech Helmet testing labs, teams simulate impacts for all kinds of sports. “We put the helmets on a dummy head and we impact him in ...

The NFL continues to drive innovation in helmet safety, providing data and collaborating with medical experts, engineers and manufacturers to spur the development of better performing helmets.

Jan Scheuermann has been paralyzed since 2003 because of a neurodegenerative condition. In 2012, she agreed to be fitted with two probes on the surface of her brain in the motor cortex area ...