NFL, GE to study brain injuries as concussion worries mount

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Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric and Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), speak together during a news conference announcing the Head Health Initiative in New YorkBy Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Football League and General Electric Co are teaming up to improve the diagnosis and treatment of brain injuries amid growing concerns about sports-related concussions in youth and professional sports. On Monday they announced a $60 million effort with leading neurologists to speed up research into brain injuries and the development of new technologies to help protect the brain from traumatic injury to benefit athletes, the military and the broader public. …

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