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CTE awareness grows as high school football evolves for safety
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive brain trauma, is gaining attention in the sports world."The athlete i ...
What is CTE? NYC Midtown shooter claims to have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy
According to the Mayo Clinic, CTE — or chronic traumatic encephalopathy — is a brain disease most likely caused by repeated ...
MSU expert discusses CTE and how the university is keeping athletes safe and risk low
The New York City gunman who shot and killed multiple people on Tuesday claimed he had CTE. He was targeting multiple NFL ...
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CTE risk higher in youth football
Young athletes (ages 6–14) in tackle football experience vastly more head impacts — up to 15 times more — and 23 times more ...
Who has had CTE? Notable NFL players who suffered from disease
To date, nearly 350 former NFL players have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after their death.
Mass shooter said ‘Football gave me CTE.’ Are youth athletes at risk?
After killing four and taking his own life, Shane Tamura — a former football player at two L.A.-area high schools — left ...
The years-long history between CTE and the NFL
The midtown Manhattan shooter left a suicide note, asking for his brain to be studied, as he wondered whether Chronic ...
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What to know about CTE, the brain disease the NYC shooter blamed for his mental health issues
The disease has been diagnosed in more than 100 former NFL players and arisen as an existential threat to the United States’ ...
Gunman in fatal New York shootings said he had CTE. What causes it?
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated head trauma. Here's why it's so dangerous ...