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 ...

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 positive for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.

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

Reports show an increasing number of retired NFL players who have suffered concussions have developed memory and cognitive issues such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, depression and chronic traumatic ...

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 ...

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.

A new study revealed that 34 professional football players had CTE. Dec. 3, 2012— -- On the heels of the latest NFL suicide, researchers announced today that 34 NFL players whose brain were ...

Even the NFL has acknowledged a link between CTE and the repeated head trauma native to football, but for now the disease remains something uncertain and far off in the future to current players.