Researchers are closer to diagnosing chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in people who are still alive, according to a new study from Boston University’s CTE Center. The study connects cognitive ...

A large autopsy study revealed advanced CTE was often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s, prompting researchers to call for the use of AD blood biomarkers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There is a “robust” association between dementia risk and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a brain disease which can be caused by ...

Years of research have shown that athletes who play high-contact sports—like tackle football and soccer—and endure frequent hits to the head risk developing a neurodegenerative disease known as ...