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 ...

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

A deadly Manhattan office shooting by former high school football player Shane Tamura has renewed attention on how head ...

The progressive brain disease can be caused by repeated trauma to the head and has caused serious health problems for ...

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 ...

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

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

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

In a 2023 study, Boston University CTE Center found that 345 out of the 376 former NFL players investigated had CTE, a brain disorder related to head injuries.

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