CTE

Alzheimer's Disease

BU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Receives $24 Million in Fresh Funding

CTE

At Least 25 Percent of Former NFL Players Had CTE When They Died, New Study Suggests

Football and Health

NFL Players Four Times More Likely to Die of Diseases Like ALS, Dementia, and Parkinson’s, BU Study Finds

CTE and Dementia

CTE Can Cause Dementia, According to New Boston University Study

Research

Best of The Brink 2025: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Impactful Ideas from Boston University Researchers

Research News

Brink Bites: BU Health Researchers Win Major NIH Grants; BU Device Named Among Time’s Best Inventions of 2025

Brain Health

BU CTE Center Study Ties Contact Sports Head Hits to Brain Damage

CTE

NYC Gunman’s Note Referencing NFL Pleads for His Brain to Be Studied for CTE Link

CTE

NIH Awards $15M to BU-Led Effort to Diagnose CTE During Life

CTE

BU Researchers Confirm Former NHL Legend Bobby Hull Had CTE

Research

Best of The Brink 2024: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Discoveries—All from BU Researchers

CTE and Ice Hockey

BU Study Finds Longer Ice Hockey Careers Increase Risk of CTE

Alzheimer’s

Can We Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias?

CTE Series: Part 4

10 Things BU CTE Center Research Has Taught Us about the Brain Dangers of Contact Sports and Military Service

CTE Series: Part 2

Can CTE Be Diagnosed in Life?

CTE Series: Part 3

Research on CTE and Concussions Changed the NFL. Experts Say That’s Not Enough

Brain Injury

BU CTE Center: Lewiston, Maine, Mass Shooter Had Traumatic Brain Injury

CTE

Researchers Are One Step Closer to Diagnosing CTE During Life, Rather Than After Death

2023 IN REVIEW

What Were BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories in 2023?

CTE and Sports

Young Amateur Athletes at Risk of CTE, BU Study Finds