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Behind the race to detect — and treat — brain disease CTE before it kills

The gunman who unleashed chaos in a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper this summer is a stark reminder of how little we know about a devastating brain disease typically associated with NFL players — which ...
STAT

Repeated head trauma causes brain changes in young athletes before CTE symptoms

Annalisa (Nalis) Merelli is focused on boys’ and men’s health: She looks into reproductive health, trending treatments, screening approaches, mental health, and everything in between. Chronic ...
KTVB

What it would mean for the NFL to be able to diagnose CTE in the living

Imagine the impact on the NFL, and the sports community at large, when the day comes that there’s a definitive test to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the living. Players such as ...
STAT

As a scientist and NFL widow, I am furious about a recent NFL Players Association-funded CTE study

When 125 million Americans watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, the NFL and NFL Players Association (NFLPA) don’t want them thinking about the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy. When fans see ...
The Washington Post

NYC shooter’s brain will be tested for CTE, officials say

The brain of the gunman in Monday’s deadly shootings at the Manhattan building that houses the NFL’s offices will be evaluated for the degenerative disorder from which he claimed to be suffering, ...
Yahoo! Sports

Steve McMichael's family announces that he had stage 3 CTE

On Tuesday morning, the Concussion & CTE Foundation announced that Hall of Fame defensive tackle Steve McMichael had stage 3 CTE. McMichael died in April 2025 at the age of 67. The highest level of ...
USA Today

Bears legend Steve McMichael diagnosed with CTE one year after ALS death

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 ...