On Thursday, the NFL settled a lawsuit for $765 million with more than 4,500 former players over allegedly hiding known …
chronic traumatic encephalopathy
The Brain of a Bomber: Did Damage Caused By Boxing Play a Role in the Boston Bombings?
Questions about traumatic brain injury and bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev begin to surface
Promising Brain Scan to Detect Concussion Damage
Cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) are rising among football players, but detecting the condition is challenging. Researchers now say they have a way of picking up buildup of a protein that signals the disease.
NFL Players Have a Higher Risk of Death from Brain Disease
Just in time for football season, a new study finds that National Football League players suffer more than just their fair share of soreness.
NFL Players May Be More Vulnerable to Alzheimer’s Disease
Retired NFL players are more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a form of dementia that can lead to Alzheimer’s disease, than similarly aged men who didn’t play football, report researchers in a study presented …