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Rugby: Former All Black Carl Hayman diagnosed with early-onset dementia, aged 41
Nov 2, 2021
Players could drop out of game 'at all levels' unless there is change warns head injury foundation
Oct 20, 2021
Rugby is more dangerous since going pro in 1995 and players are terrified of the effect huge tackles are having on the brain, study suggests, as scientists urge for immediate change in the rules
Oct 20, 2021
Alim Beisembayev (a Drake Calleja Trust scholar) wins the Leeds Piano Competition
Sep 20, 2021
Almost a QUARTER of elite adult rugby players have brain structure abnormalities as a result of repeated head impacts, study warns
July 22, 2021
Revealed: Players and parents call for sweeping change in grass-roots sport over brain injury fears
February 19, 2021
Drake Foundation study shows attitudes towards safety in grassroots sport
February 19, 2021
Articles
Brainslammed - The Economist (Issue - 18th March 2023, page 72)
“James Drake, chairman of the Drake Foundation, a non-profit that funds research into the long-term health effects of a career in sports, also points to evidence that the game was probably safer in rugby’s amateur era.”.
Mar 15, 2023
'Guardian interview based on my conversation with rugby World Cup winner Steve Thompson'
Oct 11, 2022
The work of the Drake Foundation has been crucial in pioneering research to reveal links between concussion and head impacts in sport and neurodegenerative disease, helping to change the future for athletes and society at large.
July 05, 2022
Ex-England captain Lewis Moody urges World Rugby to issue clear rules on contact in training in bid to cut down on concussions - as he calls for 'more to be done and quicker' on improving player welfare
June 22, 2022
James Drake explains why we need to take concussion more seriously in football
January 08, 2021
James Drake: Overcoming Final Hurdles in the Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine
December 04, 2020
James Drake Discusses the ‘Selfish Generation’ and Why Millennials Are Struggling to Climb the Property Ladder
December 04, 2020
From COVID-19 To Cancer: James Drake Discusses the Potential Health Benefits of Resveratrol
November 03, 2020
James Drake on How Concussion Research Could Accelerate the Hunt for an Alzheimer’s Cure
September 27, 2020
James Drake Comments on How We Can Protect Footballer Health Following Eric Bailly’s FA Cup Head Injuries
August 26, 2020
Former England football captain heads call for brain health study volunteers
July 23, 2020
Fifa urged to immediately introduce temporary concussion substitutes after trials were delayed by Covid-19
July 20, 2020
The Drake Foundation announces funding for research into concussion in association football
November 12, 2017