Here's why NFL players risk CTE despite knowing the dangers

FOR MANY NFL players, the movie "Concussion" marked the introduction to the risks of long-term brain injuries from playing ...
Healio

Q&A: CTE risks persist for football players despite changes in play

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cumulative exposure to head impacts is a risk factor for CTE. Changes in equipment, sports medicine, rules and ...
ABC News

Memory and cognitive problems were common among some former NFL players later diagnosed with CTE, study finds

Problems with memory and cognitive functioning were common among some former NFL players who had neurocognitive testing done ...
National Geographic

The Race to Develop a CTE Test for Football Players—While They Are Still Alive

There's no sure way to diagnose the degenerative brain disease while a person is still alive. Now researchers are combining brain imaging, blood tests, and more to find answers. Chronic traumatic ...
STAT

The most shocking thing about the latest statistics on CTE in football is that we find them so shocking

Harrison is a historian of science and public health at Wellesley College. A new study led by Boston-area researchers has set my media feeds abuzz with the finding that nearly 1 in 4 NFL players in ...
CNN

What it’s like to live with – and lose – a loved one with CTE

Maura Horton read the latest stories, the ones detailing the startling research that as many as one in four NFL players could end up with CTE, and she knew what would happen next. People would talk ...
Harvard Medical School

After CTE found in 1 in 4 former NFL players, expert calls for further research, treatment for symptoms

The degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is likely much more common among former football players than previously thought, according to a new study from researchers at ...
Time

At Least One in Four NFL Players May Have CTE

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WBUR

Boston researcher explains finding that CTE could affect at least 1 in 4 NFL players

At least 1 in 4 NFL players are likely to end up with the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. That’s the finding of Boston-based researchers who set out to determine just how ...
nytimes.com

NFLPA sends email to players after new CTE report issues ‘sobering reminder’

The NFLPA said the recent study suggests "CTE may be significantly more common among NFL players than previously understood." Kirby Lee / Imagn Images Responding to the recent study on the prevalence ...
Sports Illustrated

CTE in the NFL: What We Know After the Latest Health Study Revealed Alarming Evidence

Questions and answers regarding the degenerative brain disease, a prevalent issue at all levels of football that won’t go away any time soon. There’s more alarming evidence that suggests it’s common ...