It starts with a hit. Maybe a tackle in a high school football game. Maybe a blast wave during military service. The damage ...

If more isn’t done to combat concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more families will be grieving tragic deaths.

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.

Two new studies have provided further insights into the complex links between head injury in elite rugby and potential ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also known as CTE, is a degenerative brain disease that may affect athletes who have had repeated blows to the head.

Dr. Beth McQuiston sits down with Adventure On SI to talk about the revolutionary TBI test developed by Abbott, which will evolve the speed at which medical staff can diagnose TBI.

Some football players with CTE-like symptoms have been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and CTE symptoms may also overlap with other conditions that affect the brain.

What causes CTE? CTE is caused by repeated concussions and traumatic brain injuries. The disease has been found mostly in athletes who play contact sports, members of the military and victims of ...

More specifically, brain trauma may not be the only cause. This might've been missed before because CTE studies typically focus on the donated brains of individuals with a history of brain injury ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a form of brain degeneration caused by repeated trauma to the head. It causes symptoms similar to those of Alzheimer’s disease, such as memory loss and ...

MORE: 40% of Former NFL Players Had Brain Injuries “This study more than doubles the number of cases reported in the literature of CTE,” says study author Dr. Jesse Mez, an assistant professor ...

It's called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head. And it’s a danger well-known to former NFL player Mike Adamle, 68, who retired from the ...