Domestic violence may leave telltale damage in the brain. Scientists want to find it
Traumatic brain injuries from intimate partner violence are common, and potentially more severe than those seen in sports.
chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Former NFL star and CBS sports anchor Irv Cross had the brain disease CTE
The Philadelphia Eagles cornerback, who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with CTE. Cross died in 2021.
Everyday people fear they have CTE. A dubious market has sprung up to treat them
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) goes far beyond the NFL. Everyday men and women worry they have the fatal disease, and they've turned to questionable brain products for help.
An ex-NFL player who killed 6 people and then himself had CTE, doctors say
Boston University neuropathologists said Phillip Adams had chronic traumatic encephalopathy — a degenerative brain disease found in many former football players.
Scientists Hunt For A Test To Diagnose Chronic Brain Injury In Living People
Doctors are closer to a test in live brains that could help diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a disease that's been linked to concussions and other repeated brain assaults.
Big Rule Changes Could Make Youth Football Games A Whole Lot Smaller
A modified version of the sport, billed as a bridge between tackle and flag football, will be piloted with select youth football programs this fall. It features fewer players and a shorter field.
In A First, NFL Executive Admits Football Is Linked To Brain Damage
"Certainly yes," said Jeff Miller, the NFL's executive vice president for health and safety, when asked on Capitol Hill if football is linked to a degenerative brain disease.
Soccer Star Brandi Chastain Says She Will Donate Her Brain To Science
Researchers have had few female brains with which to study a degenerative brain disease that is linked to repeated blows to the head.