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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy risk in ice hockey increases with each year played
A study of 77 male hockey players reveals a 96.4% CTE prevalence, highlighting the link between play duration and increased ...
Odds of chronic traumatic encephalopathy for male ice hockey players increase by 34% with each year played, study finds
The largest study ever of 77 deceased male ice hockey players by the Boston University CTE Center found that the odds of ...
"The Price of Glory": Vickery's CTE Diagnosis Raises Alarming Questions
By Priscilla Jepchumba Phil Vickery, renowned for his heroic performance during England's victorious 2003 Rugby World Cup ...
Repeated head impacts drive brain degeneration patterns in chronic traumatic encephalopathy, study finds
A new study from researchers at the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease and CTE Center is helping solve the mystery as to ...
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Future of football may hinge on CTE perceptions
Exploring the history and impact of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in NFL players. The risks and controversies of the ...
Hockey players' brain injury chances increase every year they're on the ice
Hockey players' chances of developing concussion-related brain injury increase with every year they spend on the ice, a new ...
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Study helps solve mystery between repeated head impacts in sports and location of brain degeneration in CTE
A new study is helping solve the mystery as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known as atrophy, in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This research provides novel evidence that ...
New Boston University study confirms CTE isn't just an NFL problem
But a first-of-its-kind study is now proving just how easy it is to develop chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE. The ...
New study shows odds of ice hockey players developing CTE increase significantly with each year played
Eighteen of the 19 NHL players whose brains were studied after death were discovered to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy ...
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Largest study of CTE in male ice hockey players finds odds increased 34% with each year played
A large study, of 77 deceased male ice hockey players, has found that the odds of having chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increased by 34% each year played, and 18 of 19 National Hockey League ...