It starts with a hit. Maybe a tackle in a high school football game. Maybe a blast wave during military service. The damage isn’t visible, at least not right away. But for thousands of former athletes ...

In an alarming study released by the New York Times on Tuesday, Neuropathologist Dr. Ann McKee studied 111 brains of former NFL players, and 110 revealed that the player had suffered from CTE ...

The NFL sinks serious money into brain research, pledging more than $30 million to the National Institutes of Health for brain injury research and McKee’s CTE team in Boston.

Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and ...

One third of former NFL players believe they have brain damage from football, study shows 02:19. With two Philadelphia Eagles players in concussion protocol after Sunday's game, there's renewed ...

Jason Kelce believes he likely has CTE, a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated head trauma. CTE can only be diagnosed after death and currently has no cure or definitive test.

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 ...

CTE, a progressive degenerative brain disease, is at the heart of an ongoing conversation about the safety of players and their risk of sustaining head injuries in American football and other ...

Conrad Dobler’s brain is being donated to researchers studying the the link traumatic brain injury and CTE, two children of the former NFL standout told USA TODAY Sports Wednesday.

Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar spoke out on the threat of traumatic brain injuries and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after suffering more than 100 documented concussions ...

Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and dismissive of their experience living with the degenerative brain disease.

Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and dismissive of their experience living with the degenerative brain disease.