The progressive brain disease can be caused by repeated trauma to the head and has caused serious health problems for ...

After killing four and taking his own life, Shane Tamura — a former football player at two L.A.-area high schools — left ...

A 2017 study found that more than 87% of football players tested across all levels — high school, college, and pros — tested ...

CTE is defined as a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes brain damage similar to what’s seen in patients with ...

A deadly Manhattan office shooting by former high school football player Shane Tamura has renewed attention on how head ...

In a 2023 study, Boston University CTE Center found that 345 out of the 376 former NFL players investigated had CTE, a brain ...

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The Midtown Manhattan shooter speculated that the condition was a cause of his mental illness. But drawing that conclusion is ...

Young athletes (ages 6–14) in tackle football experience vastly more head impacts — up to 15 times more — and 23 times more ...

"The athlete is taking so many blows to their body that their head is being shook in an inappropriate way via tackling or ...

Researchers have diagnosed many former football players with CTE since 2005. It can only be diagnosed through a brain autopsy ...

To date, nearly 350 former NFL players have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after their death.