The skull evolved for protection against blunt force. Modern acceleration and rotational forces expose the brain to new ...

Based on an NFL model of brain trauma, researchers delivered a mild impact to the heads of awake, 9-month-old female rats ...

Icon and advocate Wally Lewis has welcomed news that the Federal Government will invest millions of dollars to tackle ...

Scientists have made a major breakthrough for early diagnosis of a brain disorder afflicting some of Australia's football ...

UFC commentator Joe Rogan credits Will Smith's 2015 movie concussions for raising awareness on brain injuries in sports such ...

A breakthrough in understanding chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disease linked to repeated head blows, has been ...

CBS Pittsburgh weather forecaster Jon Burnett died from complications of CTE, Dr. Joseph Malone, a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cognitive Neurologist, said. The beloved KDKA broadcaster and ...

according to Boston University’s CTE Center, is “a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in people with a history of repetitive head impacts.” The main cause of CTE is repeated ...

She said she wants to raise awareness about the long-term effects of repeat head injuries in hockey. His family says at his insistence, they donated his brain to a CTE center at Boston University.

Arlene Karika-Thompson was walking away from the baseball diamond when the sound of a metal bat rang throughout the complex.

Advertisement Hull’s family donated his brain to a brain bank at Boston ... “NHL families deserve to know that CTE can be a consequence of the head impacts they receive while playing the ...

A degenerative brain disease, CTE has been identified in athletes and military combat veterans who sustained concussions or repeated blows to the head.