“It Will Make CTE a Treatable Disease”: The Race for a Diagnosis in Life
CTE can only be diagnosed after death, but BU researchers are pushing closer to a breakthrough—one that could give patients answers before it’s too late
10 Things BU CTE Center Research Has Taught Us About the Brain Dangers of Contact Sports and Military Service
From amateur athletes’ brain injury risk to how sports hits change the brain’s white matter, here are some of the latest findings from BU researchers
What Is CTE?
BU student Natalie Lett explains the progressive brain disease—chronic traumatic encephalopathy—that’s been found in hundreds of former contact sports athletes
Brink Bites
BU research news beyond the headlines, including why living near greenery may slow cognitive decline and how AI could help improve healthcare for kids
Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World
Event showcased some of BU’s star researchers, celebrating how they cross and blur disciplinary boundaries in the pursuit of change
New AI Software Could Make Diagnosing Dementia Easier and Faster for Doctors
BU researchers created an algorithm capable of pinpointing causes of cognitive decline, using only patient information collected by physicians
BU CTE Center: Lewiston, Maine, Mass Shooter Had Traumatic Brain Injury
“Brain injury likely played a role” in behavioral symptoms of longtime US Army reservist who was exposed to multiple blast waves, researchers say, but he didn’t have CTE
How to Save for Retirement—and Why Most of Us Haven’t (or Can’t) Save Enough
Whether it’s because of a broken Social Security benefits system, pervasive economic inequality, or poor retirement advice, not everyone’s later years will be so golden
Can We Find a Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease?
BU researchers are taking on this daunting question through a variety of approaches—and studying how to care for a growing population of people with the disease
Researchers Are One Step Closer to Diagnosing CTE during Life, Rather Than after Death
A new BU CTE Center paper connects cognitive and behavioral symptoms to protein buildup in the brain that marks the disease