What causes CTE? CTE is caused by repeated concussions and traumatic brain injuries. The disease has been found mostly in athletes who play contact sports, members of the military and victims of ...

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 ...

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 ...

The researchers analyzed the brains for signs of CTE and also spoke to family members about the players’ histories. They diagnosed CTE in 87% of the players. Among the 111 NFL players, 99% had CTE.

In total, CTE was diagnosed in 87% of 202 former football players --- including high school, college, NFL, Canadian Football League and semipro. The study, ...

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.

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 ...

CTE can only be diagnosed after a person has died. During an autopsy, a pathologist looks for areas of the brain that have high concentrations of a toxic form of the protein tau.

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.