Repeated head impacts drive brain degeneration patterns in chronic traumatic encephalopathy, study finds
A new study from researchers at the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease and CTE Center is helping solve the mystery as to ...
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What To Know About Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Medically reviewed by Mallory Christopherson DC, FMT, CSCS Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative ...
Boston University Study On CTE Shows Odds Of Developing The Disease Increases With Every Year Players Play Hockey
The problem of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) continues to be studied – and a new Boston University study shows the ...
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy risk in ice hockey increases with each year played
A study of 77 male hockey players reveals a 96.4% CTE prevalence, highlighting the link between play duration and increased ...
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Study helps solve mystery between repeated head impacts in sports and location of brain degeneration in CTE
A new study is helping solve the mystery as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known as atrophy, in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This research provides novel evidence that ...
New study shows odds of ice hockey players developing CTE increase significantly with each year played
Eighteen of the 19 NHL players whose brains were studied after death were discovered to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy ...
BU study indicates CTE risk is linked to years of hockey played, not just to being an enforcer
The BU CTE Center studied 77 male brains who were amateurs and professional ice hockey players. 27 out of 28 professional ...
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Largest study of CTE in male ice hockey players finds odds increased 34% with each year played
A large study, of 77 deceased male ice hockey players, has found that the odds of having chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increased by 34% each year played, and 18 of 19 National Hockey League ...
New Boston-based study shows CTE relatively common in hockey players
The new study looking at 77 donor brains, from former youth to the professional hockey players, found years of play and ...
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Heading a soccer ball causes CTE-like brain damage
Researchers from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) analyzed the brain MRIs of 352 amateur soccer players, aged ...
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CTE Moderates 1°FHMI’s Effect on Mental Health and Aggression in Midlife
The following is a summary of “Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Family History of Mental Illness, and Aggression in Brain ...
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Family History of Mental Illness Increases Aggression Risk in CTE
A new study reveals that individuals with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and a family history of mental illness have ...