While many factors go into creating a high-quality CTE program, some of the key reasons cited by educators in the survey are ...

With CTE back in the headlines, and affecting athletes from range of sports, here are seven things to know about the brain disease Former San Francisco 49ers player Jason Hairston, who died by suicide ...

BOSTON - Boston University researchers may be a step closer to diagnosing Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in athletes while they're alive. It is all part of cutting-edge research being done on ...

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The district’s preliminary planning documents state that the CTE Building will be substantially complete by February 2028. A ...

BOSTON - Researchers at Boston University on Monday reported finding CTE in 345 of the 376 former NFL players they have studied so far. The school's CTE center said the 91.7% occurrence rate of CTE in ...

The degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE, was found in more than 40% of athletes who died before 30, a study out Monday showed, illustrating the growing ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Greg Johnson suffered from chronic ...

The first known professional female athlete has posthumously been diagnosed with CTE. Heather Anderson, who played for the Adelaide Crows, retired in 2017 after suffering on-field injuries including ...

Scientists have zeroed in our genetic code to better determine why some people develop chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the Alzheimer’s-like disease associated with repeated hits to the head. In a ...

Aaron Hernandez, the former NFL star convicted of murder, had CTE from his years of playing football Aaron Hernandez suffered a traumatic brain injury playing football, and his family will file a ...