It starts with a hit. Maybe a tackle in a high school football game. Maybe a blast wave during military service. The damage ...

A collaborative team led by the School of Engineering’s Haneesh Kesari works to better prevent, detect and understand ...

Concussions are one of the most common injuries in high school football, with an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 cases each year—yet nearly half go unreported, increasing the risk of long-term brain ...

Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) say a ...

Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and ...

A recent study suggesting media hype influences caregivers' beliefs about CTE in ex-NFL players has sparked outrage. Widows, ...

CTE is a progressive brain disease linked to repeated head injuries. It’s been seen in boxers, American footballers, rugby players, and increasingly in other contact sports like soccer or MMA.

Tissue samples from the brain of the man who killed 18 people during a shooting rampage at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, in October showed evidence of traumatic brain injury ...

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Tissue samples from the brain of the man who killed 18 people during a shooting rampage at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, in October ...