The NFL, which had disputed the link between football and brain damage, supports efforts to protect its players from CTE and other injuries. The league recently contributed $100 million toward ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also known commonly as CTE, is what is most known when it comes to brain trauma among football players. However, there is no way for someone to know they have it ...

It starts with a hit. Maybe a tackle in a high school football game. Maybe a blast wave during military service. The damage ...

Contact sports are becoming increasingly popular in Africa, raising concern about the risk of chronic traumatic ...

If more isn’t done to combat concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more families will be grieving tragic deaths.

Opinion Parents, before you sign up your child for football, read this The slow, progressive nature of CTE suggests Wyatt Bramwell first developed the disease years prior to his death, possibly ...

In American football, research shows a high number of former players have a brain condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This has prompted the National Football League (NFL) to ...

News about Head Injuries in Football, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Concussions are one of the most common injuries in high school football, with an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 cases each year—yet nearly half go unreported, increasing the risk of long-term brain ...

In summary, research clearly shows that head injuries — especially moderate to severe ones, or repeated mild ones — can ...