ESPN

Study finds CTE in 40% of athletes who died before 30

A new study has diagnosed the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in more than 40% of youth, high school and college athletes -- primarily football players -- who were exposed to repetitive head impacts from contact sports and ...
WBUR

NFL widows struggled to care for ex-players with CTE. They say a new Harvard study minimizes their pain

Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published Harvard study is insulting and dismissive of their experience living with the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions and other repeated ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Caregivers agitated by new CTE study

BOSTON -- Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and dismissive of their experience living with the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions and other ...
AOL

Hidden genetic damage is part of CTE, too, study finds

The neurologic disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE has most often been found in people who experienced repeated blows to the head while playing contact sports and there’s now evidence of genetic damage inside the brain, too. The ...
The Daily Free Press

Can CTE be diagnosed in the living? Researchers launch $15M study to find out

One of the main obstacles scientists face when dealing with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disorder likely caused by repeated head injuries, is diagnosing it in the first place. Currently, the only people who can definitively be diagnosed with ...
WGBH

New study finds link between CTE and years of hockey played for male athletes

A new study out of BU’s CTE Center found an increased risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in male hockey players the longer they played the game. The neurodegenerative disease has been linked to contact sports like football, a game in which ...
Yahoo

NFL widows struggled to care for former players with CTE. They say a new study minimizes their pain

BOSTON (AP) — Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and dismissive of their experience living with the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions and other ...
The Daily Free Press

In groundbreaking study, BU’s CTE center links CTE with dementia and not behavioral problems

Some of the traditionally associated symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy —a degenerative brain disease most attributed with football and other contact sports — include depression, aggressive behavior, memory loss and even suicidal thoughts.