The lasting effects of head trauma in football and tragic stories of NFL players like Junior Seau who have suffered from CTE ...

After killing four and taking his own life, Shane Tamura — a former football player at two L.A.-area high schools — left ...

The progressive brain disease can be caused by repeated trauma to the head and has caused serious health problems for athletes who participate in contact sports, such as football.

A 2017 study found that more than 87% of football players tested across all levels — high school, college, and pros — tested ...

CTE is defined as a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes brain damage similar to what’s seen in patients with ...

Young athletes (ages 6–14) in tackle football experience vastly more head impacts — up to 15 times more — and 23 times more high-magnitude impacts compared to flag football participants [3]. Even ...

We have a long way to go in understanding the brain injury implicated in the NYC shooting.

The brain disease has most commonly been found in athletes in contact sports and others with a history of repeated brain trauma.

What we've learned about CTE and its connections to football has been shaped largely by the research produced by BU over the past 15 years. That work has led to a revolution in the way America ...

Understanding this could help shape how football is played going forward. For now, the only way to diagnose CTE is by examining and dissecting the brain post-mortem.

The researchers who have pioneered the identification of CTE in contact-sport athletes said they may have found a way to recognize the degenerative brain disease in people while they’re still alive.

Fear of CTE among football players and their families is high after years of research and publicity around high-profile cases, but some researchers say the narrative around the disease has ...