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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

Hernandez's family had asked for his brain to be tested for CTE. His attorney, Jose Baez, made the CTE revelation as he sued Hernandez's former team, the New England Patriots, and the NFL on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...