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

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

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

The man who opened fire outside the NFL’s New York City headquarters this week claimed he was driven by brain damage from playing football. But the world’s leading CTE expert is calling foul. Dr.

Shane Tamura is suspected of shooting four people in Midtown Manhattan, where the NFL offices are. A note he left references the NFL and CTE.

Football is a dangerous sport, and repeated hits to the head can certainly lead to CTE, but "football causes brain damage" is too linear, at least for now. And experts are concerned the wrong ...

"You would think that the risk of true CTE in a population of retired football players is higher than 2%," Bernick said. "So it looks like a lot of clinicians are doing what they should be doing." ...

Miller began by referencing the work of Boston University neuropathologist Dr. Ann McKee, who has found CTE in the brains of 90 former pro football players.

March 14, 2016 / 9:05 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento WASHINGTON (AP) - An NFL official has acknowledged a link between football and the brain disease CTE for the first time.

CTE expert testifies college football a substantial factor in death of former USC linebacker Dr. Robert Cantu, a pioneer in the field of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, testified college football ...

McKee also found CTE in three of 14 deceased former high school football players, and 48 of 53 deceased former players at the college level. Last year, 3 million kids ages 6 to 18 played organized ...

Just before Miller spoke, McKee was asked the same question about the link between hits in football and CTE. She responded "unequivocally" there is, and went into details about her research findings.