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Mar 10, 2020; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; View of the billboard as Montreal Canadiens team honored former player Henri Richard before the game against Nashville Predators at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports
2023-06-14

Canadiens legend Henri Richard had stage 3 CTE

Hockey Hall of Fame member Henri Richard had stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy at the time of his death in
Joe Kapp and his family gather by a field sign created to honor the former NFL player's legacy at El Sausal Middle School in Salinas, Calif. Jkappfamily
2023-05-09

Joe Kapp, former Super Bowl QB, dies at 85

Joe Kapp, who played quarterback at Cal and later led the Minnesota Vikings to the Super Bowl, died Monday at
Feb 28, 2023; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Commissioner Gary Bettman during interview prior to the game between the Calgary Flames and the Boston Bruins at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
2023-04-19

NHL commissioner denies link between hockey, CTE

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman denied data and medical research point to a direct link between hockey and the degenerative brain
Dec 12, 2021; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson (22) kneels next to the numbers of former Denver Broncos player Demaryius Thomas (not pictured) after the game against the Detroit Lions at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
2022-08-05

Autopsy: Demaryius Thomas died of seizure disorder complications

Former Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas died from “complications of a seizure disorder,” according to the Fulton County medical
Dec 12, 2021; Denver, Colorado, USA; Detailed view of a memorial sticker on a Denver Broncos helmet in reference to American football player Demaryius Thomas before the game against the Detroit Lions at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
2022-07-05

Late WR Demaryius Thomas had CTE

Late NFL wide receiver Demaryius Thomas had the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, Boston University
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson (83) catches a pass in a joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars during NFL football training camp at Florida Blue Field in Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. [Gary Lloyd McCullough/For the Florida Times-Union] Nfl Jaguars Training Camp
2021-12-16

Family says late WR Vincent Jackson had CTE

Vincent Jackson’s family says the late NFL receiver has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy. CTE is a degenerative brain
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings (85) strides into the end zone past San Francisco 49ers cornerback Phillip Adams (35) to score a touchdown in the second half of a 34-16 Packers win at Lambeau Field on Dec. 5, 2010. Packers06 03 Ofx Wood
2021-12-14

Coroner: Ex-NFL player who killed six had severe CTE

A coroner on Tuesday said that an ex-NFL player who killed six people and himself earlier this year in South
2019-06-27

California HS powerhouse makes history using new tech to optimize brain performance

SyncThink, has partnered with Harvard-Westlake in Southern California, which generally ranks as California’s top private high school.
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2018-07-02

SPECIAL REPORT: Tackling CTE – What We Know Now and What We Don’t

One of the nation's top researchers on the causes for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) talks about the disease and what we…
Aug 14, 2015; Jacksonville, FL, USA; A gold-painted NFL logo on the field before the start of a preseason NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field. The logo is part of the NFL's "On the Fifty" campaign, to promote Super Bowl 50 next February. The Jacksonville Jaguars won 23-21. Mandatory Credit: Phil Sears-USA TODAY Sports
2016-09-30

Researchers may have found key to identifying CTE in living patients

The "tau protein" could be the key to identifying CTE, according to Robert Stern, a professor of neurology at Boston…