A lawyer of late National Football League (NFL) star OJ Simpson has said that there were no plans to donate his brain to science, adding, that he would be cremated in the coming days.

No plans to donate NFL star OJ Simpson's brain to science: Lawyer

The risk of severe head injury in rugby union means it has become a form of child abuse and should be banned among Under-18s, according to a new report by British academics.

New report says rugby a form of 'child abuse'

Australian researchers have diagnosed what is believed to be the first professional woman athlete with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Woman athlete Heather Anderson diagnosed with CTE brain disease in 'landmark' find