Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boston University researchers link advanced CTE to dementia and show it is often mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease. (CREDIT: ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has long been known as a degenerative condition suffered by some of America’s top athletes. Previously identified by researchers as the consequence of repeated ...

Researchers found that advanced CTE is strongly linked to dementia and serious cognitive decline. Mild cases of CTE were not associated with significant memory or functional problems. Mood and ...

The degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has been diagnosed in 110 of 111 former NFL players whose brains were donated for research, according to an updated study ...

The family of Vincent Jackson announced Thursday the former NFL wide receiver had stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Jackson died by suicide in February 2021 at age 38. Jackson’s family ...

At just 33 years old, Super Bowl Champion Demaryius Thomas' death rocked the NFL. In December 2021, Thomas was found unresponsive in his shower, but now the mysterious circumstances of his death have ...