U. of Cincinnati research shows vision training curbs concussions

Tuesday's health and safety news from the world of football:

• Researchers from the University of Cincinnati announced a study that found football players who underwent vision training suffered fewer concussions.

• Former NFL running back Maurice Jones-Drew gave researchers a reality check about inventions involving concussions during last week's GSB Sports Innovation Conference.

• Mission of Hope in Haiti announced that NFL kicker Jay Feeley is helping children in the country by helping to build a new sports complex.

• new Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey, who said that he expects the NCAA to weigh in soon on personal conduct issues involving athletes.

• The University of Arkansas for Medical Services announced it has created the state's first sports medicine fellowship for family physicians, offering advanced training on diagnosis and treatment of sports-related injuries.

• WTHR-TV in Indianapolis reported on the issues involving the expanded concussion bill in the Indiana senate.

• WAAY-TV in Birmingham, Alabama, looked at the concussion studies ongoing at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.

• Neurology Advisor reported on a Rush University Medical Center study in Chicago that said psychiatric symptoms can predict recovery after concussion.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor