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Mass shooter said ‘Football gave me CTE.’ Are youth athletes at risk?
After killing four and taking his own life, Shane Tamura — a former football player at two L.A.-area high schools — left ...
What to know about CTE, the brain disease that Manhattan shooter claimed to have
CTE cannot be diagnosed until the patient has died and their brain examined. But doctors said there are symptoms such as ...
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CTE risk higher in youth football
Young athletes (ages 6–14) in tackle football experience vastly more head impacts — up to 15 times more — and 23 times more ...
The years-long history between CTE and the NFL
The midtown Manhattan shooter left a suicide note, asking for his brain to be studied, as he wondered whether Chronic ...
The Dangerous Logic of CTE Self-Diagnosis
The Midtown Manhattan shooter speculated that the condition was a cause of his mental illness. But drawing that conclusion is ...
Why Getting Answers About CTE Has Been So Difficult
The former football player who fatally shot four people and himself in Midtown Manhattan claimed to have a poorly understood ...
Experts say no 'instant answer' as to whether gunman had CTE
Brain experts said it could take weeks to learn whether Shane Tamura, the gunman who killed four people in Manhattan, had CTE ...
NFL HQ Shooting Highlights Football's CTE Problem
In a 2023 study, Boston University CTE Center found that 345 out of the 376 former NFL players investigated had CTE, a brain ...