Luce: A Mom’s Dilemma

When Casey Luce’s daughter fell, Casey and the doctors thought she might have a concussion. Did the little girl need a CT scan? Casey was well aware of the benefits and risks, since she studied the effects of medical imaging radiation on children. At the Group...

Geggel: Concussion Spotting

Just in time for football season, Laura Geggel, an intern at Popular Science, reports on a blood test for concussions that could be more sensitive than just looking for something that looks weird on a CT scan. The test looks for brain proteins that leak into the...