Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is a degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive head trauma. Here's how it ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease defined by hyperphosphorylated tau (p-tau) protein accumulating in a particular pattern in specific regions of the brain.

Repetitive head impacts appear to be the chief risk factor for CTE, which is characterized by misfolded tau protein that is unlike changes observed from aging, Alzheimer’s disease, or any other brain ...

CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative disease often linked to contact sports, has long been characterized by tau protein accumulation in the brain, and computer models have suggested that the base ...

Life takes its toll on our brains. Our brain cells pick up wear and tear over the years, causing our minds to become slower, ...

He had definite CTE.” Tator said there were a number of areas in Montador’s brain where there was the presence of an abnormal protein called phosphorylated tau. The tau protein is normally ...

They consist of aggregates of abnormally phosphorylated tau proteins that are altered in conformation. Conformational changes in tau proteins are thought to be the earliest neurobiological changes ...

CTE is a degenerative brain disease characterized by changes in behavior, mood and cognition, including the development of dementia. Currently it can only be diagnosed post-mortem through examination ...

Tau is a microtubule-associated protein that helps to stabilize the structure of neurons, specifically by supporting ...

This manuscript describes the identification and characterization of 12 specific phosphomimetic mutations in the recombinant full-length human tau protein that trigger tau to form fibrils. This ...

Repetitive head impacts appear to be the chief risk factor for CTE, which is characterized by misfolded tau protein that is unlike changes observed from aging, Alzheimer’s disease, or any other ...