Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | The Dean’s Office is pleased to announce that Raymond Nicks, MS, has been named Distinguished Staff of the Month for February. Read more.
BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | A new study from researchers at the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease and CTE Center is helping solve the mystery as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known as atrophy, in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Read more.
BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | The largest study ever of 77 deceased male ice hockey players by the Boston University CTE Center found that the odds of having chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increased by 34% each year played, and 18 of 19 National Hockey League players had CTE. Read more.
BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | A new BU Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center study has found that, among a sample of 152 young athletes exposed to repetitive head impacts (RHI) who were under age 30 at the time of death, 41.4% (63) had neuropathological evidence of CTE, a degenerative brain disease caused by RHI. Read […]
BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | Identification of risk factors for Parkinson’s disease (PD) is essential for early diagnosis. Dating back to the 1920s, Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism—an umbrella term that refers to motor symptoms found in Parkinson’s disease and also other conditions—have long been described in boxers. Read more.
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is not the only problem football players should be aware of. Long careers in American football are linked to less white matter in the brain and associated with problems with impulsive behavior and thinking according to a new study from the Boston University […]
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | During the past 17 years, there has been a remarkable increase in scientific research concerning chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) with researchers at the BU CTE Center at the forefront. While some sports organizations like the National Hockey League and World Rugby still claim their sports do […]
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | The Boston University CTE Center announced today that they have now diagnosed 345 former NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) out of 376 former players studied (91.7 percent). Read more.
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | The Dean’s Office is pleased to announce that Madeline Uretsky has been named Distinguished Staff of the Month for February. Madeline joined the School in January 2016 as a research intern and now is the research program manager for the CTE Center. Read more.
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | Boston Magazine has published its annual list of “Top Docs,” and 116 BMC clinician-faculty – across a variety of fields and specialties – are included on the list. Read more. Congratulations to BU CTE Center investigator Douglas Katz, MD, for being included on this year’s Boston Magazine […]