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Colorful Football Helmets

July 22, 2026 Nnaoma Agwu

Ouch! He got hit so hard his helmet changed color! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Brain injury monitoring is evolving in football for player safety. But determining the location and force of high-impact collisions is… challenging. A visual aid would help! Enter Marco Lo

Head Shake

November 2, 2017 Loh Down Staff

And now, some mind-blowing news about . . . concussions? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Concussions happen when someone’s brain literally gets shaken inside their skull. Ow! When athletes get knocked on the noggin, coaches may check for concussion on the sidelines. How? By