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 ...
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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 ...
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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Family History of Mental Illness Tied to Aggression in Those With CTE
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy pathology influences the effect of first-degree family history of mental illness on aggression among individuals with a history of repetitive exposure to head impacts.
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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Odds of chronic traumatic encephalopathy for male ice hockey players increase by 34% with each year played, study finds
The largest study ever of 77 deceased male ice hockey players by the Boston University CTE Center found that the odds of having chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increased by 34% each year ...