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Study shows hockey great Stan Mikita suffered from CTE
Study shows hockey great Stan Mikita suffered from CTE. Read more
Why Women’s Soccer Players Are Worried About Their Brains
The biggest stars in the world are pledging their brains. Young players are leaving the game with their destinies unfulfilled. Read more
Women’s Soccer Stars Concerned About Trauma From Repetitive Head Impact
With a new NFL season starting, concerns about head injuries in football are expected to ramp up again. But now Read more
Dementia Tied to White Matter Rarefaction in Football Players With CTE
— But factors not associated with head trauma emerge, too Read more
Patriots Legend Nick Buoniconti Dies
Hall of Fame linebacker pledged to donate his brain to BU CTE Center for research Read more
Coming Home Well podcast features Dr. Ann McKee talking veterans, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy & Traumatic Brain Injury
This week's Coming Home Well podcast features Dr. Ann McKee talking veterans, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy & Traumatic Brain Injury - Read more
Hear more from Dr. Robert Stern on the growing concerns of CTE in Soccer.
“I am concerned that this game played by hundreds of millions across the globe might be played in a way Read more
Results of autopsy show Chris Gedney had Stage 2 CTE
The autopsy, performed by Dr. Ann McKee, a neuropathologist in neuro-degenerative disease at Boston University, shows the 47-year-old had Stage Read more
WATCH VIDEO: CTE Experts talk about disease and families discuss its impact.
WATCH Video: BU CTE Center Clinical Director, Dr. Robert Stern, and others talk about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy at a CurePSP’s Read more
Ann McKee Urges MED Graduates to Speak Up for the Voiceless “Tell the hard truth, and tell it over and over and over, until people listen and it is heard”
Ann McKee, a William Fairfield Warren professor, described the path that led her to become a physician and scientist and Read more
Congratulations Dr. Ann McKee, for being named a finalist for the 2019 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal for Career Achievement
Congraulations to Dr. Ann McKee, Director of the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, for being named a finalist for the 2019 Samuel Read more
Congratulations to Dr. Ann McKee, MD for being appointed the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professors Award. This is the highest recognition that Boston University bestows on a faculty member!
Ann McKee, MD, is Professor of Neurology and Pathology at Boston University School of Medicine, Director of Neuropathology for VA Read more
Boston University study suggests a way to diagnose CTE in living people
Researchers led by Boston University have taken a step forward in finding a way to diagnose the degenerative brain disease Read more
Bill Gates is talking about exciting new research from Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center and CTE Center researcher Rhoda Au
In a recent blog, Gates wrote, "I recently met a researcher named Rhoda Au who is working on some seriously Read more
The Oxford Handbook of Adult Cognitive Disorders
The Oxford Handbook of Adult Cognitive Disorders is an up-to-date, scholarly, and comprehensive volume covering most diseases, conditions, and injuries Read more
New study reveals the tau structure that makes CTE unique
A study published last week in the scientific journal Nature provides new evidence of the tau formations in the brains Read more
BU CTE Center Experts comment on NFL’s Statistic
Boston University CTE expert cautions that the NFL's 24% drop in concussions did NOT necessarily reduce the risk of the Read more
Before CTE diagnosis, Tommy Nobis’ family was troubled by his behavior
In a statement from the center’s director, Dr. Ann McKee, Nobis brain “showed severe loss of neurons and large CTE Read more
A Somber Super Bowl Reminder In ‘Mr. Falcon’ CTE Diagnosis
Dr. Ann McKee, the director of Boston University’s CTE center, said Monday that Nobis had the most severe form of Read more
California bill would limit tackling during youth practices. Why it has leagues’ support
A BUSM study found that playing youth football is associated with an earlier onset of mood swings, changes in a Read more
Sports Neurology, Volume 158 1st Edition
We are happy to announce the publication of a major new book, Sports Neurology, co-edited by Dr. Robert Stern (Boston Read more
NOW Enrolling: HOPE Study Seeking Contact Sport Athletes – Both Men & Women
This is an extension of the Health Outreach for the Elderly Study (HOPE) of the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center. Read more
What’s the Risk of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy for NFL Players?
New study suggests at least one in 10 NFL players could eventually develop the brain disease. Read more
The Ruderman Family Foundation – A fascinating topic – Can Playing Youth Football Lead to a Disability?
In this fascinating episode of ALL INCLUSIVE, Jay interviews Dr. Michael Alosco of the Boston University CTE Center. Together they Read more
BU CTE Center researchers have identified a gene linked to CTE-related outcomes
After 10 years of studying brains donated by families of deceased military service people, football players, and other contact-sport athletes, Read more
Congratulations Dr. Ann McKee, Director of the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank for being elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
NAM is made up of more than 2,000 international members elected by their peers, for outstanding achievements in medicine. Read more
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. Read more
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 Read more
Contact Sports Associated with Lewy Body Disease
Study follows mounting evidence of association between repetitive head impacts and CTE Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
Youth Football Linked to Earlier Brain Problems
Starting before age 12 may hasten onset of emotional and cognitive problems Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
NEW STUDY – led by BU CTE Center researcher, Dr. Lee Goldstein shows hits, not concussions, cause CTE.
BU Researchers have identified evidence of early Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) brain pathology after head impact—even in the absence of Read more
Research uncovers new link between head trauma, CTE, and ALS
A new study from Western University, using tissue from the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, identifies a common pathway between head trauma Read more
60 Minutes – Combat Veterans Coming Home with CTE
Reseachers, Dr. Ann McKee and Dr. Lee Goldstein discuss how a brain disease best known for impacting football players who Read more
Dr. Ann McKee is Announced Bostonian of the Year 2017
The concussion researcher: Football may never be the same after the VA Boston scientist’s research on head injuries. Click Here Read more
Aaron Hernandez’s Brain Showed Signs of Brain Injury Never Seen Before in Someone Under 40
What made the brain extraordinary, for the purpose of science, was not just the extent of the damage, but its Read more
BU might be closer to diagnosing CTE during life
Boston University researchers have moved closer to identifying a way to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in the living Read more
BU CTE Center Statement on Aaron Hernandez:
Based on characteristic neuropathological findings, Dr. McKee concluded that Mr. Hernandez had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), Stage 3 out of Read more
Study Suggests Link between Youth Football and Later-Life Emotional, Behavioral and Cognitive Impairments
A new study has found an association between participation in youth tackle football before age 12 and impaired mood and Read more
110 N.F.L. Brains
Dr. Ann McKee, a neuropathologist, and her team have examined the brains of 202 deceased football players. Read more
BU researchers find CTE in 99% of former NFL players studied
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), degenerative brain disease found in people with a history of repeated head trauma, may be more Read more
A Football Coach’s Struggle With C.T.E. — and a Guilty Conscience
New York Times quoting Dr. Ann McKee,“In the last years of his life, the longtime football coach for dominating college Read more
Just why is football ignoring all the evidence linking head injuries with CTE and dementia?
Daily Mail Ann McKee, School of Medicine Two years ago, FA chairman Greg Dyke apologised to Jeff Astle’s family after Read more
CTE Could Become A Problem For Soccer, Study Finds
CBS Las Vegas Ann McKee, School of Medicine Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more commonly referred to as CTE, is a disastrous Read more
NFL’s dark side: Haunted by husband’s death, widow takes CTE fight to Super Bowl
On May 3, 2012, Junior Seau, a star linebacker with the San Diego Chargers for 20 seasons, shot himself in Read more