The Trump administration is going to cut the main federal funding for research on brain injuries, as demonstrated by the proposal request for a tax budget of 2026 to the congress issued by the White House. It is not official until a bill on the final budget is approved by the members of the congress, but if approved it could have a negative impact on the effort to reduce the lesions to the head in sports.
The proposal is part of 3.59 billion dollars in budget cuts to the centers for the control and prevention of diseases, and would cut $ 8.25 million reserved for traumatic research for brain lesions (TBI) and education on brain commodities. This includes the Heads up programwhich offers online training programs for those involved in youth sports.
Second EspnAll five staff members responsible for the TBI main program were put on paid administrative leave on April 1st. The financing of the TBI research was approved for the first time by Congress in 1996. It officially expired at the end of 2024 and has yet to be renewed when stuck in the representative chamber.
“Cerebral injuries are not only reserved for automotive accidents and professional football players,” Dott told CBS Sports. Mohammed Elamir, main doctor at Aviv Clinics, a brain clinic based in Florida. “They happen more and more every year. Youth sports, to the elderly with falls, brain injuries do not discriminate. This is why an increase in research for prevention and treatment must be a priority. Any decrease in this effort, financially or in another way, would be a step in the wrong direction.”
The CDC estimates that 5-10% of athletes will experience a brain emotion in a certain sporting season. Some athletes recover within a few weeks, while others like Uconn Caroline Ducharme’s women’s basketball player undergoes more lasting consequences.
Cerebral emotions are common in sports at each level, which means that it is essential to stay updated with the research in order to make changes that could reduce brain lesions. THE NFL It is one of the championships that has recently adopted great measures to reduce brain emotions. According to the championship, 2024 saw the least number of brain commodities Recorded since the NFL began to monitor the data in 2015, largely due to players who wear better security equipment and changes to the rules introduced in 2024.