Press Releases
December 6, 2011
BOSTON UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS REPORT NHL PLAYER DEREK BOOGAARD HAD EVIDENCE OF EARLY CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
October 5, 2011
BOSTON UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS REPORT NHL STAR RICK MARTIN HAD CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
May 2, 2011
BOSTON UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS REPORT FORMER NFL PLAYER DAVE DUERSON WAS SUFFERING FROM ADVANCED CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
March 3, 2011
BOSTON UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS REPORT NHL STAR BOB PROBERT HAD CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
August 17, 2010
BOSTON UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RESEARCHERS DISCOVER BRAIN TRAUMA IN SPORTS MAY CAUSE A NEW DISEASE THAT MIMICS ALS
Two former NFL players died after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease; New findings suggest they had a new disease associated with repetitive brain trauma
February 1, 2010
20 MORE NFL STARS TO DONATE BRAINS TO RESEARCH
John Mackey, Hunter Hillenmeyer, Mike Haynes, Zach Thomas, Kyle Turley to Donate
December 21, 2009
NFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION TO SUPPORT BRAIN TRAUMA RESEARCH AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Collaboration Will Accelerate Groundbreaking Research on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
December 20, 2009
STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO AP STORY ON NFL SUPPORT OF BU BRAIN RESEARCH
Dr. Robert Stern
October 28, 2009
MEMBER OF NFL HALL OF FAME DIAGNOSED WITH DEGENERATIVE BRAIN DISEASE
All NFL and College Football Players Studied Post-Mortem Show Signs of CTE
October 27, 2009
NFL BRAIN TRAUMA INCREASING
Experts to testify on public health crisis
October 22, 2009
FIRST FORMER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER DIAGNOSED WITH CTE
Former Brigham Young University Football Coach Died at 42
September 14, 2009
THREE ACTIVE NFL PRO BOWL PLAYERS TO DONATE BRAINS TO RESEARCH
Matt Birk, Lofa Tatupu, Sean Morey First Active NFL Players to Donate
April 3, 2009
RETIRED NHL STAR KEITH PRIMEAU TO DONATE BRAIN UPON DEATH TO CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
Urges other NHL Players to Join the Cause, NHL to Change Rules
January 27, 2009
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY ANNOUNCES NEW FINDINGS LINKING FOOTBALL AND PROGRESSIVE BRAIN DAMAGE
Four 88 Plan Members Will Donate Brains Upon Death
October 8, 2008
MEDICAL AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS JOIN FORCES TO STOP SPORTS-RELATED CONCUSSIONS IN CHILDREN.
September 25, 2008
NEW PATHOLOGY FINDINGS SHOW SIGNIFICANT BRAIN DEGENERATION IN PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES WITH HISTORY OF REPETITIVE CONCUSSIONS