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 ...

In Wyatt’s brain, researchers discovered the first case of stage 2 CTE to be diagnosed in a high school football player, according to Dr. Ann McKee, director of the Boston University CTE Center ...

A new study has found more than 40% of athletes who played contact sports and died before turning 30 showed symptoms of the degenerative brain disease CTE. In the largest case series to date on ...

Surprising Fact. Researchers discovered the first American woman soccer player, a 28-year-old, to be diagnosed with CTE, in Monday’s study. The finding comes a month after Heather Anderson, a ...

The degenerative brain disease can only be diagnosed after death. But hundreds of retired players reported symptoms linked to CTE, like depression, mood swings and suicidal thoughts.

The Boston University CTE Center study of 77 dead male ice hockey players showed that the risk for the brain disease jumped by 34% with each year played.

The Boston University CTE Center and other research centers have received a $15 million NIH grant to diagnose CTE during life, as the scientists recruit former football players for the new study.

The family of former NHL player Greg Johnson, who died by suicide in 2019, announced on Wednesday he suffered from the brain disease, CTE.

Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell debated what they thought the degenerative disease CTE actually was in a podcast episode Monday and questioned whether either of them had it.

The family of late Tennessee Titans legend Frank Wycheck announced the tight end tested positive for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) stage III. Wycheck died at 52 after falling at his home ...

Local News BU study indicates CTE risk is linked to years of hockey played, not just to being an enforcer The BU CTE Center studied 77 male brains who were amateurs and professional ice hockey ...