Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center conducts high-impact, innovative research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy and other long-term consequences of repetitive brain trauma in athletes, military personnel, first responders, victims of physical violence, and others affected by head trauma. The mission of the CTE Center is to conduct state-of-the-art research on CTE, including its neuropathology and pathogenesis, clinical presentation, genetics and other risk factors, biomarkers, methods of detection during life, and methods of prevention and treatment.
Latest Stories
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Study Helps Solve Mystery Between Repeated Head Impacts in Sports and Location of Brain Degeneration in CTE
BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | A new study from researchers at the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease and CTE Center is helping Read more
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BU Study Finds Longer Ice Hockey Careers Increase Risk of CTE
BU Experts | In addition to their schoolwork and learning how to excel on the ice, Boston University hockey players Read more
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BU study indicates CTE risk is linked to years of hockey played, not just to being an enforcer
Boston.com | A new Boston University study found that hockey players increase their risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, Read more