Researchers get closer to diagnosing CTE in living patients

Researchers have taken a step closer to being able to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy in living patients, rather than after death.

Gina DiGravio-Boston • futurity
Feb. 6, 2024 ~6 min

Eight things grassroots football clubs can do to reach net zero

By inspiring collective action, amateur football clubs can drive positive behaviour change and embed sustainability tactics in grassroots sport.

Mark Charlton, Net Zero Research Theme Director, De Montfort University • conversation
Feb. 2, 2024 ~7 min


Green Football Weekend: eight things grassroots clubs can do to reach net zero

By inspiring collective action, amateur football clubs can drive positive behaviour change and embed sustainability tactics in grassroots sport.

Mark Charlton, Net Zero Research Theme Director, De Montfort University • conversation
Feb. 2, 2024 ~7 min

How to make a Premier League club truly climate-friendly

An evidence-based look at how football clubs can reduce their climate impact.

Leslie Mabon, Lecturer in Environmental Systems, The Open University • conversation
Feb. 1, 2024 ~8 min

How to make a Premier League club truly ‘sustainable’

An evidence-based look at how football clubs can reduce their climate impact.

Leslie Mabon, Lecturer in Environmental Systems, The Open University • conversation
Feb. 1, 2024 ~8 min

Green Football Weekend: how to make a Premier League club truly ‘sustainable’

An evidence-based look at how football clubs can reduce their climate impact.

Leslie Mabon, Lecturer in Environmental Systems, The Open University • conversation
Feb. 1, 2024 ~8 min

How our female athletes feel forced to choose between a 'strong' or 'feminine' look

Imagine what female athletes could achieve if they were free from body pressure.

Alison Owen, Lecturer in Health Psychology, Staffordshire University • conversation
Aug. 29, 2023 ~6 min

There’s racial bias in lower-level NFL coach hiring and promoting

“These data analyses show where biases are hiding, and once we know that, we can think about interventions..."

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Aug. 21, 2023 ~6 min


Can playing football increase Parkinson’s risk?

There's a strong link between playing football and increased odds for reporting a Parkinson’s diagnosis or having disease-related symptoms.

Boston University • futurity
Aug. 15, 2023 ~7 min

Force of hits, not just number, raises CTE risk

New research on CTE finds that the force of hits was critical in whether former football players developed the brain disease later in life.

Boston University • futurity
June 26, 2023 ~5 min

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