Taking a punishing hit on the football field or soccer pitch; having your head jostle around during a car accident; experiencing a fall from a ladder. An estimated 3.8 million concussions occur each year throughout the U.S. ...
Mar 19, 2026
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Research, led by teams at Trinity College Dublin and the FutureNeuro Research Ireland Center, has pinpointed the mechanism linking some sports injuries to poor brain health in retired athletes. The research, published in ...
Mar 18, 2026
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American football is a high-octane contact sport in which repetitive head impacts (RHI) are a common sight. Researchers investigated the link between playing football and brain health, memory, and mental well-being later ...
In former college and professional football players, a new study has found higher levels of inflammation were associated with worse brain structure, which in turn was related to worse memory. The study, published in Neurology, ...
Feb 25, 2026
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The largest study of its kind from the Boston University CTE Center reveals that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) should be recognized as a new cause of dementia. The research, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, studied ...
Jan 27, 2026
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Punch-drunk syndrome, boxer's madness, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The name has changed over the years, but the cause is clear: repeated impacts can affect long-term brain health, with symptoms ranging from confusion ...
Jan 22, 2026
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by repetitive head impacts (RHI). However, individuals with similar RHI exposure have shown differing pathology, suggesting a role for genetic variation. ...
Nov 20, 2025
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On a cutting surface inside a Scaife Hall laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh, Julia Kofler examines a brain, pointing out its weight, tiny specks of fatty plaque and other features visible even to the naked eye that ...
Nov 10, 2025
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)—most often found in athletes playing contact sports—is known to share similarities with Alzheimer's disease (AD), namely the buildup of a protein called tau in the brain.
Oct 30, 2025
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The breakdown of myelin, the insulating layer around brain cells that supports brain function, is prevalent in a range of neurodegenerative diseases, aging and because of various forms of trauma. While electron microscopy ...
Oct 29, 2025
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