chronic traumatic encephalopathy
We Asked NCAA Football Players Why They’re Not Scared of Brain Damage
Even though every piece of research linking concussion to their potential next step—the NFL—is terrifying.
The NFL Initiative to Fund Brain Research May Be Ending
The league's partnership with the National Institutes of Health has been, in a word, messy.
Degenerative Disease Found in 99 Percent of NFL Players' Donated Brains
A new study only strengthens the link between football and brain trauma.
Junior Seau's Sister and Other CTE Families Are Encouraging Brain Donations During Super Bowl Week
Family members of victims of a neurodegenerative disease linked to football have launched Faces of CTE, a new awareness and advocacy campaign.
With All We Know About Concussions, Why Do We Still Love Football?
We know repeatedly getting hit in the head is dangerous, so why do we keep doing it in the name of football?
Doctors Say BMX Pioneer Dave Mirra Had CTE, the Notorious Trauma-Induced Brain Disease
This makes him the first action sports star positively diagnosed with the degenerative brain disorder more typically associated with NFL players and boxers.
We Spoke to a Neuropathologist About Head Injuries And Degenerative Brain Disease In Soccer
With the family of footballer Jeff Astle claiming to know up to 250 other ex-players who suffer from degenerative brain diseases, we spoke to an expert about the implications for the sport.
The Rejected NFL Concussion Settlement Appeal Leaves Former Players With CTE High And Dry
A federal appellate court upheld the NFL concussion settlement over objections that the deal doesn't do enough to cover CTE. Are former players with the disease out of luck?
How Football Pulled The Trigger: Zack Langston's Family Reflects On His Tragically Short Life
Former Division II football player Zack Langston died at age 26 with CTE, the same brain disease found in Junior Seau and the subject of the film "Concussion."
Will Smith's "Concussion" Doesn't Have a Happy Ending, and Neither Does the Real-Life NFL
The upcoming Will Smith film "Concussion" tells the story of the NFL's efforts to ignore, discredit, and silence Bennet Omalu, the neuropathologist who discovered CTE. Years later, is the league any closer to telling the truth?
Did Sports-Related Concussions Kill the Ohio State Football Player Who Turned Up Dead This Weekend?
If the 22-year-old found in a trash bin Sunday had chronic traumatic encephalopath (CTE), football oligarchs are in trouble.