Category: Ann McKee
Head trauma
CBC
Ann McKee, School of Medicine, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
New concussion research
PBS NewsHour
Ann McKee, School of Medicine, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
Study Bolsters Link Between Routine Hits and Brain Disease
New York Times
Robert Cantu, School of Medicine, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
Ann McKee, School of Medicine, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
Chris Nowinski, School of Medicine, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
The growing evidence of a link between head trauma and long-term, degenerative brain disease was amplified in an extensive study of athletes, military veterans and others who absorbed repeated hits to the head, according to new findings published in the scientific journal Brain…
Evidence of brain damage from head injuries mounts
Boston Globe (subscription required)
Robert Cantu, School of Medicine, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
Ann McKee, School of Medicine, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
The most extensive examination to date of deceased athletes’ brains shows that most had signs of brain damage after suffering repeated head injuries — including two high school football players who died in their teens…
Lou Gehrig Medical Records: Minn. Lawmakers Want To Know If Head Trauma Played Role In Icon’s Death
Huffington Post
Ann McKee, School of Medicine, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
Some Minnesota lawmakers hope to force the release of Lou Gehrig’s medical records, saying they might provide insight into whether the Yankees star died of the disease that came to take his name or whether repetitive head trauma played some kind of role…
Alzheimer’s death rate higher in former NFL players
Reuters
Ann McKee, School of Medicine, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
Retired pro football players seem to have higher-than-average risks of dying from Alzheimer’s or Lou Gehrig’s disease, U.S. government researchers reported Wednesday…
Did Football Kill Austin Trenum?
Washingtonian
Ann McKee, School of Medicine
On the day he took his own life, Austin Trenum ate cheesecake…
Thom Loverro: Another damaging study on concussions in sports
Washington Examiner
Lee Goldstein, School of Medicine
Ann McKee, School of Medicine
If your son or daughter is playing a sport that puts him or her at risk for concussion, consider this: The brain damage your child could suffer on the field or in the arena is not much different from the brain damage a soldier can sustain from a blast on the battlefield…
Study links vets to brain disease seen in athletes
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Lee Goldstein, School of Medicine
Ann McKee, School of Medicine
A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers — suggesting they may be at risk of developing the same degenerative brain disease as some retired football players…
Soldiers deserve more scrutiny of effects of brain traumas
Boston Globe
Lee Goldstein, School of Medicine
Ann McKee, School of Medicine
Memorial Day is not simply about the past and honoring those who died…
