What BU is discovering about concussion-related brain disease
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Brain Doctor: These Popular Sports Are Causing Brain Damage & The NFL Is Keeping This Devastating Disease Quiet!
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Your brain on contact sports
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Aaron Hernandez’s brain showed signs of severe CTE: What to know ahead of new series
TODAY | A 10-episode miniseries entitled “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez” debuts on Sept. 17 on FX. It explores the rise and fall of NFL player Aaron Hernandez — the New England Patriots tight end who was convicted of murder in 2015 and died by suicide in his prison cell two years later. Read more.
Diagnosing CTE before death: families play a crucial role in advancing the science
The National News Desk | CTE is a deadly and degenerative brain disease, and the impacted population is expanding. Once thought to impact chiefly pro football players, we’ve learned that young athletes, members of the military, and domestic violence survivors are also at risk. Read more.
Are sports damaging our kids’ brains?
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NHL veteran, former Nashville Predators captain Greg Johnson diagnosed with CTE
Concussion Legacy Foundation | The widow and daughters of NHL veteran Greg Johnson are releasing the results of his post-mortem brain tissue analysis today through the Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF) to raise awareness for the long-term effects of concussions and repetitive head impacts in hockey. Johnson, who played 14 seasons in the NHL, died by […]
New Clues on How Blast Exposure May Lead to Alzheimer’s Disease
Medscape | In October 2023, Robert Card — a grenade instructor in the Army Reserve — shot and killed 18 people in Maine, before turning the gun on himself. Read more.
NFL Star Ray Lewis’ Son Died of Accidental Overdose, Now Researchers Say He Had Stage 2 CTE
People | Almost a year after he died of an accidental overdose, the son of former NFL star Ray Lewis was found to have suffered from CTE, researchers now say. Read more.
Ray Lewis III, son of Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis, diagnosed with stage 2 CTE
Concussion Legacy Foundation | The family of Ray “Ray Ray” Lewis III is announcing the results of his brain tissue analysis through the Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF) today to educate parents on the risks of youth tackle football and to encourage support for advancing CTE research. Dr. Ann McKee, director of the Boston University CTE […]