CTE
BU study: Young amateur athletes are getting CTE
Health High school and college athletes can develop the brain disease most commonly associated with professional contact sports, the study shows. Director Ann McKee and neuropathologist Victor Alvarez at Boston University’s CTE Center in 2017. Boston University School of Medicine. Researchers at Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center studied 152 young athletes’ brains and found […]
A former hockey enforcer searches for answers on CTE before it’s too late
Local News Chris Nilan fought more than 300 times during a pro hockey career, then had years of addiction and anger problems. A high-risk candidate for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Nilan is being studied by Boston University. Nasuna Stuart-Ulin / The New York Times By David Waldstein, New York Times Service updated on September 25, 2023 […]