HOUSTON
Dr. Bennet Omalu is a co-Founder of the Brain Injury Research
Institute at West Virginia University, and he testified Monday at a
congressional hearing on concussions in Houston. He says the brains
of children are more likely to be damaged by concussions.
He says keeping young athletes out of play for three months
would lower the risk of irreversible brain damage.
The hearing is the third held by the House Judiciary Committee.
The first two focused on problems in the NFL and this one was
called to discuss head injuries in high school and college sports.
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