{
  "id": 19154401,
  "title": "Concussion study upends understanding of what makes head impacts dangerous",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/concussion-study-upends-understanding-of-what-makes-head-impacts",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-09T13:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-concussion-upends-impacts-dangerous.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Concussions—essentially mild traumatic brain injuries—are among the most common injuries sustained on athletic fields. In the U.S., an estimated 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur every year. But new research by Stanford Medicine scientists and collaborators suggests that the prevailing understanding of the forces that lead to concussion may be missing the mark.",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}