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As denials pile up, NFL settlement ignores ‘critical’ tests
An autopsy found CTE that had caused atrophy — tissue death so extensive that portions of his brain had shrunk, a telltale sign of most diseases that cause dementia. A routine brain MRI exam ...
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NFL’s Frank Wycheck Posthumously Diagnosed With CTE
According to the Mayo Clinic, CTE is a degenerative brain disorder caused by "repeated head injuries," and it worsens over time, causing issues like dementia, memory loss, gross motor function and ...
MRI Uncovers Surprising Brain Changes in Sickle Cell Patients
A groundbreaking study reveals that individuals with sickle cell disease show premature brain aging, appearing 14 years older ...
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Traumatic encephalopathy syndrome: application of new criteria to a cohort exposed to repetitive head impacts
Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome (TES) and test whether they show differences in MRI-based regional brain volumes, cognitive domains, and certain plasma biomarkers.
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Heading by Soccer Players Can Damage the Brain's Learning Regions
it does provide the first in vivo evidence that repeated head impacts lead to traumatic effects in the locations where CTE pathology ultimately develops." The researchers compared brain MRI scans ...
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Another CTE diagnosis shows that brain injuries are a problem soccer needs to deal with
Soccer has a concussion problem. So many in and around the game don’t yet realize, or opt for ignorance. But it does. And it might just have a CTE problem, too.
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Brain disease affects 99% of NFL players in study
The neurodegenerative brain disease CTE is typically found in people who have suffered repeated blows to the head, studies have found. It causes a build-up of so-called tau proteins which can ...
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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will donate his brain to CTE research after death
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is joining the ranks of NFL players and other athletes donating their brains to concussion and CTE research following his death. NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is ...
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Repeated head trauma is associated with smaller thalamic volumes and slower processing speed: the Professional Fighters’ Brain Health Study
7,8 Moreover, postmortem studies of CTE have revealed changes in a number of subcortical ... the relationship between exposure to repeated blows to the head and MRI measures of brain structure and ...
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CTE study of 77 dead hockey players: Risk for brain disease increased with each year played
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. Eighteen of the 19 dead National Hockey ...
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The Debate On Legality Of Boxing: What Are The Health Implications Of Boxing? Should It Be Banned As An Activity?
The principal medical narrative against boxing is the dangers of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE ... neurological findings and his MRI of the brain revealed mild white matter changes ...