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

A serious knock to the head may also deliver an insidious blow to the human immune system – a one-two punch that could ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

And American football player Mike Webster was one of the first high-profile cases of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy ... can lead to the build-up of proteins in the brain called tau, which ...

Researchers uncover mechanisms that may connect the dots between trauma events and the emergence of disease. They point to latent viruses lurking in most of our brains that may be activated by the ...

Buntanetap (ANVS-401 (Posiphen)) is under development for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome , frontotemporal dementia (FTD), chronic ...

Tau protein is one of these harmful proteins linked to several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and diseases associated with head injuries, such as chronic ...

Can head trauma cause Alzheimer’s? Yes, by reactivating dormant brain viruses like HSV-1, triggering inflammation and ...