Less severe hits to the head also may contribute to CTE. People who play contact sports like football and boxing appear to be more likely to get CTE because blows to the head happen often in such ...

Sometimes "people need to be exposed to certain ideas and information multiple times to understand, you know, to learn them," Nowinski told ESPN recently. What we've learned about CTE and its ...

The NFL superstar's widow and son tell PEOPLE about the severe memory loss that led to a diagnosis, their hope of helping others with a documentary on CTE risks Charlotte Triggs is a digital ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by repeated traumatic brain injuries. About 17% ...

People with CTE can end up suicidal, depressed, erratic, aggressive and suffer from memory problems, among other cognitive issues. For the study, the researchers surveyed 1,980 ex-NFL players and ...

Led by the Boston University CTE Center, researchers are looking to recruit 350 men aged 50 and older — including 225 former college and professional football players, 75 control participants and 50 ...

Boston University was awarded $15 million to understand how to diagnose CTE when someone is alive. CTE is a brain disease ...

People who develop CTE often have a history of playing sports professionally, according to Cleveland Clinic. Boxers and football players have the highest number of confirmed cases of CTE ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive brain disease often associated with contact sports like boxing, MMA, or football, where athletes encounter repeated head trauma. People with ...

People who have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) who have a family history of mental illness may have a higher risk of aggression in middle age, according to a new study. People who have ...

What is CTE, and who’s getting it? CTE is a degenerative disease affecting people with repeated head injuries, according to the CTE Center. While it’s found in contact sport players ...