Millions of people, including athletes who play contact sports, members of the military and victims of domestic violence, are exposed to repetitive head impacts (RHI), which is the primary risk factor ...

A gunman who shot and killed four people, including a New York City police officer and then himself near the NFL's headquarters in Manhattan on July 28, carried a note saying he suffered from CTE, a ...

Christian LoBue, PhD, and a team from UT Southwestern Medical Center, conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to further investigate this topic. They included 36 studies with 563 unique cases ...

More severe CTE stage and nigral pathology seen for participants with parkinsonism vs those without parkinsonism. HealthDay News — Multiple substantia nigra (SN) pathologies are associated with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CTE pathology moderated the association between family history of mental illness and aggression. The largest ...

Increasing risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in Africa poses serious healthcare concerns considering the lack of awareness and research Engaging in contact sports such as rugby, boxing, and ...

NEW YORK — The former high school football player who shot and killed four people in the NFL's Manhattan headquarters had "unambiguous diagnostic evidence" of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, ...

As the 2025 NFL season begins, more people are becoming aware of the risks of concussion. There is also heightened awareness among football players and fans alike of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, ...

Parkinsonism was linked with CTE in athletes, cross-sectional data suggested. Nearly 25% of deceased contact sports participants with CTE had parkinsonism symptoms before they died. More than 75% of ...

The 27-year-old Las Vegas man who walked into the NFL headquarters Park Avenue building with a rifle and opened fire, linking football to his mental illness as he killed four people before turning the ...

Hockey legend Bobby Hull had stage 2 CTE at the time of his death, his widow and researchers announced Wednesday. According to the New York Times and the Associated Press, researchers at Boston ...

The largest study of CTE to date has found a new link between playing contact sports, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and the development of a movement disorder known as parkinsonism. An ...