WCVB-TV Boston | New research conducted at Boston University studied the brains of 152 young athletes who died before age 30 and found that 41% had Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, the brain disorder most commonly associated with professional athletes. Read more.
WCVB 5 | For years, concussions have been a hot topic in football ever since a landmark Boston University study on the brains of deceased former players. Concussions had been linked to elevated risks of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease commonly known as CTE. But a new study conducted by Boston-based researchers suggests […]
WCVB-TV Boston | The vast majority of the nearly 400 former NFL players who are part of a Boston University study have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more commonly known as CTE. Read more.