From left to right, they show a normal brain, the brain of a person with mild CTE, and the brain of a person with severe CTE. The tau protein in the brain is stained, revealing the “tangles ...

Dr. Agus on new football brain study: "This is a major issue" 03:21 CHICAGO -- Research on 202 former football players found evidence of brain disease in nearly all of them, from athletes in the ...

In nearly 9 out of 10 of those professional athletes — 86% — researchers found the telltale brain abnormalities of CTE were extensive, varied and scattered throughout the brain.

It's football season, time for CTE alarmism? Let's not exaggerate the risk of brain damage from sports. Instead let's study more brains, including mine.

CTE research sheds light on patients' first symptoms 01:42. Brain scientists are reporting new clues on how the disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) attacks the brains of athletes and ...

In this early effort to test whether CLL11 could help physicians diagnose CTE, researchers tapped into several brain banks. They set out to compare the preserved brains of 23 former athletes who ...

In a small study of young or recently retired NFL players, researchers at Johns Hopkins report finding evidence of brain injury and repair visible on brain imaging from the players. The study used ...

CTE was diagnosed in 177 former players or nearly 90 percent of brains studied. That includes 110 of 111 brains from former NFL players; 48 of 53 college players; nine of 14 semi-professional ...

Aaron Hernandez had severe CTE. That much was already known. But doctors studying his brain following his suicide say the damage to his brain is some of the worst they’ve seen in a 27-year-old ...

CHICAGO, Nov. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Soccer heading may cause more damage to the brain than previously thought, according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the ...

Research on 202 former football players found evidence of brain disease in nearly all of them, from athletes in the NFL, college and even high school. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North ...