Excerpt from the 31 May 2018 article in Horse and Hound magazine "...Riders are invited to donate their brains to help form a greater understanding the long-term effects of concussion in sport. The International Concussion and Head Injury Research Foundation (ICHIRF), led by Dr Michael Turner, is exploring whether repeated head trauma leads to
Excerpt from the 17 May 2018 article in The Telegraph "...CTE is a condition which was only written up for the first time in 2005 and was not even defined properly until 2015 and, while doctors can guess if a patient has it, the only definitive way to confirm CTE is by post-mortem
16 June 2017 - The Concussion Foundation is delighted to announce that the PFA (Professional Footballers Association) has donated funds to support the research study set up by ICHIRF. This project is looking at the long-term effects of concussion in men and women who have competed in impact sports and the support of the
20 May 2017 - Concussion in Sport, a study set up by the International Concussion and Head Injury Research Foundation to look at the long-term effects of concussion on men and women who have competed in impact sports, is seeking retired jockeys to help with the research. Volunteers since the research was launched 17
16 November 2016 - The International Concussion and Head Injury Research Foundation (ICHIRF) is pleased to announce that it’s Medical Director, Dr Michael Turner, has been appointed to the External Advisory Board of the University of Washington (UW) Medicine Sports Health and Safety Institute. The UW Medicine Sports Health and Safety Institute (‘the Institute’)
6 October 2016 - The International Concussion and Head Injury Research Foundation (‘ICHIRF’) is pleased to announce that its’ Medical Director, Dr Michael Turner, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM UK). Dr Turner will be presented with his Honorary Fellowship, awarded for ‘a major contribution to
25 July, 2016 - The International Concussion and Head Injury Research Foundation (‘ICHIRF’), an international initiative looking at the long-term effects of concussion in men and women who have competed in impact sports, announces it has moved to a new, larger facility at 75 Harley Street, London W1G 8QL. The new facility will allow
7 July, 2016 - The International Concussion and Head Injury Research Foundation (“ICHIRF”) and its Medical Director, Dr Michael Turner, today welcomed The Daily Telegraph's apology for suggesting in an article published on 31 May 2016 that Dr Turner was not an appropriate person to be leading research into the effects of head injuries
26 April, 2016 - Today, 26 April 2016, sees the launch in Dublin of the International Concussion & Head Injury Research Foundation’s (ICHIRF) project, Concussion in Sport, an initiative looking at the long-term effects of concussion in men and women who have competed in impact sports. The project also involves a new partnership between ICHIRF
15 March, 2016 - The International Concussion and Head Injury Research Foundation (‘ICHIRF’), an international initiative looking at the long-term effects of concussion in men and women who have competed in impact sports, announces the appointment of Vigo Communications to advise on its ongoing communications strategy. The account team at Vigo is being led by
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