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

A former Nashville Predators captain is said to have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he died at age 48. Greg Johnson, who played seven seasons with the Predators (1998-2006), died ...

How is CTE diagnosed? Right now, CTE can only be diagnosed by examining the brain after death. But, says Mez, “we’re working really hard to come up with criteria to diagnose it in life.” ...

CTE is most frequently found in contact sport athletes and military veterans. Data from the Concussion Legacy Foundation shows that CTE has been found in individuals whose primary exposure to head ...

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

CTE is a real diagnosis outside of Brilliant Minds. CTE is a type of traumatic brain injury. It’s a progressive disorder, and as the Marine Steve Hill found out in the series, ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, better known to many as CTE, is brain damage associated with a significant number of serious symptoms; mood swings, cognitive decline and suicidal ideation are ...

CTE usually starts in the front of the brain, where most head trauma occurs, and then spreads over time to other regions, Dr. Jesse Mez, co-director of clinical research at Boston University’s ...

Their open letter said the study is dismissive of their experience living with the degenerative brain disease.

Local News BU study indicates CTE risk is linked to years of hockey played, not just to being an enforcer The BU CTE Center studied 77 male brains who were amateurs and professional ice hockey ...

A former Nashville Predators captain is said to have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he died at age 48. Greg Johnson, who played seven seasons with the Predators (1998-2006), died ...