Doctors and advanced researchers have long thought that the number of concussions suffered by athletes increased their likelihood of being diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic ...

TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Folks who’ve suffered one or two concussions at some point shouldn’t worry about developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a new study has concluded.

As the 2025 NFL season begins, more people are becoming aware of the risks of concussion. There is also heightened awareness among football players and fans alike of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Dr. Gil Rabinovici, a leading neurologist at UC San Francisco, has examined “thousands, if not tens of thousands” human brains. On a recent day in his ground-floor Mission Bay office, ...

It was very much up in the air whether or not Higgins was going to be able to clear concussion protocol. Higgins entered the protocol for the second time in as many weeks Monday and was a limited ...

BOSTON -- Researchers say they have found a traumatic brain disease in former Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots fullback Kevin Turner, who was the lead plaintiff in a concussion lawsuit ...

From football fields to military training grounds, head injuries are leaving lasting marks on the brain in ways we're only ...

A state-level footballer has revealed how her life has fallen apart due to a series of horrific concussions, leaving her ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, returned to the national limelight this week when a gunman who believed he had the degenerative brain disease killed four people in a Manhattan skyscraper.

People who’ve suffered infrequent concussions aren’t likely to develop chronic traumatic encephalopathy Out of 47 brains studied, only seven had evidence of CTE Most of those seven had a history of ...