In a new documentary by Sydney Scotia, the under-researched and underreported issue of traumatic brain injury in victims of domestic violence is presented. This documentary features all four of the co-founders of the Boston University chronic traumatic encephalopathy research program. WARNING: This article contains information pertaining to domestic violence that may be triggering/sensitive to some […]
By Cassandra E. Ferreira, BU CTE Center Suzan van Amerongen is a Research Fellow at the Boston University CTE Center studying under Director of Clinical Research Robert Stern, PhD. She is the first author of the new paper “Severe CTE and TDP-43 pathology in a former professional soccer player with dementia: a clinicopathological case report […]
By Amanda V. Cabral, BU CTE Center Learn more about the annual Black Men’s Brain Health Conference (held on Feb. 8-9, 2023) and the importance of representation in research with BU CTE Center postdoctoral associate Tahlia Bragg. What is your role at the BU CTE Center? I am a postdoctoral associate in clinical neuropsychology. My […]
By Amanda V. Cabral, BU CTE Center Congratulations to our Research Program Manager Madeline Uretsky for being named February’s Distinguished Staff of the Month at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine! Check out the interview below to learn more about Madeline and her role and work at the Boston University CTE Center. Can you […]
By Matt Roebuck, BU CTE Center The HITSS team opened the new year with a visit to Philadelphia for the 2023 United Soccer Coaches Convention on Jan. 12-15. The Convention was attended by roughly 10,000 soccer coaches and executives from across all levels of play. The HITSS team was represented in Philadelphia by HITSS Principal […]
This is an extension of the Health Outreach for the Elderly Study (HOPE) of the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center.
Dr. Ann McKee, Neuropathology Core Director and Associate Director of the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center/ CTE Program along with colleagues published a paper introducing evidence from their first NINDS/NIBIB consensus meeting that defined neuropathological criteria for the diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Click here for full publication