Eight years after his last professional contest, former two-weight champion Tim Bradley says he doesn’t “miss anything about ...

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 ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that individuals with sickle cell disease show premature brain aging, appearing 14 years older ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

World-renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu believes OJ Simpson suffers from CTE. The film "Concussion" was inspired by his discovery of CTE in NFL players. More from Science World ...

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 ...