The degenerative brain disease can only be diagnosed after death. But hundreds of retired players reported symptoms linked to CTE, like depression, mood swings and suicidal thoughts.

About 34% football players believe they have a degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and of those players, 25% reported having suicidal thoughts, according to ...

Roughly one-third of former professional football players surveyed believe they have CTE, a study found. The brain disease — which is linked to repeated hits to the head — can be officially ...

Researchers say it's not known if all concussions lead to CTE, but they raise the risk. "What we do see is a risk of suicidality and thoughts of self-harm in former players who think that they may ...

NFL widows struggled to care for ex-players with CTE. They say a new study minimizes their pain The pushback was led by Dr. Eleanor Perfetto, herself a medical researcher and the widow of former ...

The Boston University CTE Center study of 77 dead male ice hockey players showed that the risk for the brain disease jumped by 34% with each year played.

A new Boston University study of 77 deceased male ice hockey players found that their chances of developing the degenerative brain disease known as CTE increased with each year they played the sport.

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 ...

Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell debated what they thought the degenerative disease CTE actually was in a podcast episode Monday and questioned whether either of them had it.

NFL widows struggled to care for ex-players with CTE. They say a new study minimizes their pain The pushback was led by Dr. Eleanor Perfetto, herself a medical researcher and the widow of former ...

NFL widows struggled to care for ex-players with CTE. They say a new study minimizes their pain The pushback was led by Dr. Eleanor Perfetto, herself a medical researcher and the widow of former ...

Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and dismissive of their experience living with the degenerative brain disease.