NFL Medical Experts Take Part in Emerson Health’s Concussion Diagnosis and Management Conference
NFL | The Robert C. Cantu Concussion Summit was held on December 8, 2023, at the Cantu Concussion Center at Emerson Hospital in Concord, MA. Read more.
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110 N.F.L. Brains
Dr. Ann McKee, a neuropathologist, and her team have examined the brains of 202 deceased football players.
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 common among football players than previously thought. In new findings published in JAMA, BU researchers identified CTE in 99 percent of brains obtained from NFL players, as well as 91 percent of college football players […]
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 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 […]
BU CTE Center Researchers Announce Former NFL Player Kevin Turner had CTE
WATCH: Researchers from the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank announced November 3rd, 2016 that former New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles player Kevin Turner, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2010 and died at age 46 earlier this year, had CTE. This video from the Boston University School of Medicine shows clips from Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease […]
NFL Insists Football Is Safe Even As List Of Players With CTE Grows
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 […]
Despite NFL cries, CTE rolls on
Boston University neuroscientist Dr. Robert Stern said his groundbreaking study on head trauma, which was officially launched yesterday, will not be sullied by the long-brewing controversy over the NFL’s alleged attempts to strip him of his funding… Expert quote: “I’m just so unbelievably excited to get this science moving right now. This is the time […]
Why the NFL doesn’t want you to see “Concussion”
In the new movie “Concussion” starring Will Smith, the NFL is put under a microscope… Expert quote: “We see this in individuals who have had repetitive head injuries, usually over a long period of time. Individuals with CTE usually experience cognitive problems — memory lapses or behavioral symptoms like depression and irritability.” View full article
For first time, NFL admits to CTE-football head trauma link
Associated Press Ann McKee, School of Medicine An NFL official has acknowledged a link between football and the brain disease CTE for the first time… View full article referencing expert Ann McKee View full article referencing Dr. Ann McKee
Boston University doc: Former NFL quarterback Ken Stabler had brain disease CTE
Associated Press Ann McKee, School of Medicine Former Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, the late NFL MVP and Super Bowl winner who is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has been diagnosed with the brain disease CTE, Boston University researchers said Wednesday… Expert quote: Expert quote: “We’ve now found CTE in former […]