CBS News Detroit | CBS News Detroit sports anchor Rachel Hopmayer sat down with Dr. Chris Nowinski, a former Harvard football player turned WWE wrestler who ultimately became a neuroscientist to advocate for concussion and brain trauma awareness. Watch now.
Concussion Legacy Foundation | The family of Ray “Ray Ray” Lewis III is announcing the results of his brain tissue analysis through the Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF) today to educate parents on the risks of youth tackle football and to encourage support for advancing CTE research. Dr. Ann McKee, director of the Boston University CTE […]
PFA | Representatives from the PFA’s Brain Health department attended the 7th annual Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) conference at Boston University, Massachusetts, joining global leaders to discuss the latest advancements in sport-related brain trauma prevention. Read more.
WJXT News4JAX | The thought has always been the more concussions an athlete suffered, the more likely they would be diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, better known as CTE. Now, a new study published this year — the largest study of CTE to date — has found a more accurate predictor. Read more.
NeurologyToday | Approximately 41 percent of young athletes who participated in contact sports showed signs of post-mortem chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a report published Aug. 28 in JAMA Neurology. Read more.
WIRED | Evan Hansen was born to play football. A strong, rambunctious kid, he started playing sports year-round as early as he could. Read more.
USA Today | Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said he briefly considered retiring from football over the concussions he suffered last season. Read more.
Concussion Legacy Foundation | This week, I coauthored the largest study ever of CTE in youth, high school and college athletes who died before the age of 30, published here in JAMA Neurology. Led by the brilliant Dr. Ann McKee and the scientists of the Boston University CTE Center and UNITE Brain Bank, and made possible […]
Associated Press (AP) | Alecko Eskandrian starred at the University of Virginia before playing for five teams during seven seasons in Major League Soccer. The All-Star forward had five documented concussions during his MLS career, leading to his retirement in 2010. Read more.
Associated Press (AP) | English soccer star Jimmy Fryatt was known for his ability to head the ball, and the proof of his prowess may be in the damage it did to his brain. Still physically fit in his late 70s, Fryatt played tennis but couldn’t keep score or remember which side of the net […]