The three-time Pro Bowler's family confirmed the diagnosis of CTE, a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head, in a statement Thursday. "Our family is grateful to learn of ...

For each structural strain of tau fibrils, they identified amino acids without which the strain cannot form its signature ...

Experts say the gunman’s brain tissue points to traumatic injury ‘likely’ caused by blasts in the line of duty; the Army disagrees, but is taking steps to limit exposure.

Because it can only be diagnosed with an autopsy, the neurodegenerative disease is difficult to pin in cases of professional ...

Triple H was among WWE's most prominent superstars in 2004. One of his rivals that year, Nick Dinsmore, recently recalled how ...

Among individuals who play ice hockey, a diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increases with each year of play.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is a degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive head trauma. Here's how it affects the brain and who is most at risk.

Families of deceased NFL players pushed an appeals court to reverse a federal court's decision that they must dig up and diagnose the players with CTE to qualify for the NFL's concussion settlement.

"I've already been diagnosed with Parkinson's. I often wonder-and I try not to, but I can't help it-what the future holds." Favre also reflected on the increasing awareness of CTE, a condition ...

During his playing days in the NFL, Brett Favre was afraid of nothing, often holding onto the ball until the last second and taking hits before getting a pass off.

Stage IV is the most advanced form of the disease. As of early 2023, CTE has been diagnosed in 345 of the 376 NFL players studied by Boston University's CTE center. "For comparison, a 2018 Boston ...