Dr. Ann McKee & her team awarded a new grant to study novel biomarkers in CTE and other diseases.
The goal of this study is to identify novel biomarkers to distinguish CTE, PART, AGD, ARTAG, and AD.
Author: Christina DiTerlizzi
Jesse Mez Receives DoD Grant to Study Role of Traumatic Brain Injury and Military Service in Alzheimer’s Disease
Jesse Mez, MD, MS, assistant professor of neurology at BUSM, has received a three-year, $1.2 million grant from the United States Department of Defense
Contact Sports Associated with Lewy Body Disease
Study follows mounting evidence of association between repetitive head impacts and CTE
Dr. McKee Recieves the Henry Wisniewski Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimer’s Research at AAIC
Congratulations to Dr. Ann McKee who was just announced as the recipient of the Henry Wisniewski Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimer’s Research at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Chicago! Dr. McKee, is director of Neuropathology for VA Boston Healthcare System and Professor of Neurology and Pathology at Boston University School of Medicine. McKee is […]
Filling knowledge gaps in exposure science, neuroimaging, and neuropathology
Dr. Michael Alosco and Colleagues, have been awarded a grant by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. They will be using a special brain imaging scans called a fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) and diffusion MRI to examine cerebral small vessel disease as a long-term consequence of repetitive head impacts that affect later-life […]
Leveraging Existing Aging Research Networks to investigate Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and related dementia (ADRD) risk
People who serve in the military have specific risk of exposure to head injury or traumatic brain injury (TBI) in addition to the typical risks faced by all people. TBIs can be fatal or cause severe disability, but many people survive TBI and recover well. The goal of this study is to study the late […]
Former NHL player Jeff Parker has been diagnosed with Stage 3 (of 4) Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) by researchers at the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank
Jeff Parker, who played in the N.H.L. from 1986 to 1991 and died last year at age 53, will be seen as another link between hockey head hits and C.T.E.; the league has denied that such a link exists.
Youth Football Linked to Earlier Brain Problems
Starting before age 12 may hasten onset of emotional and cognitive problems
Dr. Ann McKee – Named to TIME 100, TIME’S annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world!
Congratulations, Dr. Ann McKee – Named to TIME 100, TIME’S annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world!
Is the NHL doing enough to prevent concussions? Eric Lindros, others don’t think so
Last month, a 2015 deposition given by National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman was unsealed in a federal courthouse in St. Paul, Minn. Expert mention: “Ann McKee, the neuropathologist who directs Boston University’s CTE Center, has said a lack of donors is holding up a more definitive linkage. Last July, the center released a study […]