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What to know about CTE, the chronic brain disease associated with contact sports

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

Mass shooter said ‘Football gave me CTE.’ Are youth athletes at risk?

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

The Dangerous Logic of CTE Self-Diagnosis

The Midtown Manhattan shooter speculated that the condition was a cause of his mental illness. But drawing that conclusion is ...
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CTE risk higher in youth football

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

NFL HQ Shooting Highlights Football's CTE Problem

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

Here’s what to know about CTE, the brain disease the NYC shooter blamed for his mental health issues

The man who killed four people in the New York City skyscraper that is home to NFL headquarters carried a note blaming the ...

NYC Shooter Blamed Football and the NFL—What the Physician Who Discovered CTE Says

The NYC mass shooter blamed football for his actions. But Dr. Bennet Omalu, the man who discovered CTE, says that excuse ...

CTE awareness grows as high school football evolves for safety

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

NYC shooter mentioned CTE, accused NFL of concealing its dangers in note. What is it and why does it impact so many football players?

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

Who has had CTE? Notable NFL players who suffered from disease

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

CTE has been diagnosed in former professional football and hockey players

Shane Tamura, the 27-year-old gunman who fatally shot 36-year-old New York City police officer Didarul Islam and several ...

He ‘found his place in the world’ through football. But CTE would lead to 15 years of suffering

Fifteen years after Greg left football, on the evening of May 21, 2024, The Ventura County Star published a news roundup ...