Sept. 17 (UPI) --Repeated hits during contact sports could cause damage to the brain years before the development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a study funded by the National Institutes of ...

Steve McMichael, Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Chicago Bears defensive tackle, has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the Concussion & CTE Foundation said. Boston ...

Former Boston Bruins enforcer Lyndon Byers has been diagnosed posthumously with Stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy ...

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.

High-impact sports like American football, soccer and rugby often involve repeated blows to the head, and although these impacts don't always cause concussions, a new study shows that even minor hits ...

GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 03: Linebacker Junior Seau #55 of the New England Patriots waits on the field before taking on the New York Giants during Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008 at the University ...

The brain disease that the NFL has now acknowledged can be caused by playing football appears to be more widespread than originally thought, according to new scientific evidence that has alarmed some ...

The brain of formerKansas City Chiefslinebacker Jovan Belcher -- the 25-year-old player who shot and killed his girlfriend in 2012 before committing suicide -- showed signs of pervasivebrain damage ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - The brains of 99 percent of former National Football League players studied showed signs of a disease linked to repeated hits to the head that can lead to aggression and dementia, ...