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.

The latest head-trauma news in football is decidedly mixed: not good, but now there’s at least some hope for improvement. First, the bad parts: the family of Junior Seau, the former All-Pro football ...

The former NFL player suspected of fatally shooting six people in South Carolina before killing himself in April suffered from an "unusually severe" form of the degenerative brain disease chronic ...

Ex-National Football League star Aaron Hernandez, who committed suicide in prison, suffered from an advanced stage of degenerative brain disease, researchers said on Thursday. The former tight end for ...

The NFL season has been rife with tragedy—not that the league or its media partners have noticed. Gus O’Connor contributed reporting to this piece. The blue tent is now as much a part of NFL Sunday as ...

Although many questions remain unanswered, the research appears not only to reinforce the connection between repetitive head trauma and CTE, but also suggests that the disease may be prevalent among ...

The wife and daughter of Aaron Hernandez have dropped their CTE lawsuit against the NFL and the New England Patriots and plan to re-file it Monday in another court. The "notice of voluntary dismissal ...

BOSTON -- The Concussion Legacy Foundation says former NFL defensive end Bubba Smith was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy by researchers after his death. Smith died in 2011 at 66 of ...

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