New York Times quoting Dr. Ann McKee,“In the last years of his life, the longtime football coach for dominating college teams wrestled with impaired speech, forgetfulness, lapses in concentration…” Expert quote: “It is likely that he had C.T.E. originally and that it may have contributed to the early onset of Parkinson’s.” View Full Article
Daily Mail Ann McKee, School of Medicine Two years ago, FA chairman Greg Dyke apologised to Jeff Astle’s family after The Mail on Sunday exposed the football authorities’ failure to deliver life-saving research into a possible link between head injuries and dementia… Expert quote: “‘There is an obfuscation of the facts,’ said Boston University Professor […]
CBS Las Vegas Ann McKee, School of Medicine Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more commonly referred to as CTE, is a disastrous brain disease that is currently plaguing the National Football League, but a study shows that soccer is not impervious to CTE… Expert quote: “I think it points out again that this is an equal-opportunity disease,” said Dr. Ann […]
On May 3, 2012, Junior Seau, a star linebacker with the San Diego Chargers for 20 seasons, shot himself in the chest and died… Expert Quote: “I really do believe that if these individuals could see what was happening to them at the end of their lives, and see how it’s destroying their family, they […]
Huffington Post Ann McKee, School of Medicine Ann McKee, M.D., is a neuropathologist who specializes in neurodegenerative disease, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), at Boston University School of Medicine…. Expert quote: “Well, I started out as a neurologist.” View full article
USA Today Ann McKee, School of Medicine Theories behind the NFL’s ratings decline don’t usually include teary-eyed explanations… Expert quote: “I won’t,” McKee, the director of the Boston University‘s CTE Center, explained on Facebook Live. “I didn’t watch any football this year. I just can’t do it anymore.” View full article
The New York Times Robert Stern, School of Medicine One of the frustrations of researchers who study chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head hits, is that it can be detected only in autopsies, and not in the living… Expert quote: “The more times they hit their head, the higher the […]
The Super Bowl is a beloved American tradition, with a heavy cash flow that leads back to the National Football League — ad spots this year went for as much as $5 million and spectators were willing to pay $4,600 for game day tickets at secondary merchants… Expert quote: “The thing with CTE that’s different with Alzheimer’s and other […]
A majority of Americans — both sports fans and non-spectators alike — say the NFL has failed to address the problem of sports-related concussions, and believes tackle football before the age of 14 should be eliminated, according to a poll conducted by University of Massachusetts Lowell researchers… Expert quote: “It’s fascinating. Public perception, as exemplified […]
Even when people seem to fully recover from a severe head injury, are they at risk for neurodegenerative disease later on?… Expert quote: “The paper calls into question the long-held belief that traumatic brain injury is a significant risk factor for AD.” View full article