After Aaron Hernandez took his life, his family donated his brain to Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy ...

Late NFL star Aaron Hernandez’s brother, Dennis “DJ” Hernandez, has officially been sentenced after threatening to carry out ...

The spectrum includes acute concussion, second impact syndrome or acute cerebral swelling, postconcussion syndrome, depression or anxiety, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and possibly other ...

Now he probably suffers from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The neurodegenerative condition is linked to repeated blows to the head. His brain is damaged beyond repair.

Chronic traumatic brain injury or chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is considered by some authorities to be the most serious health problem in modern day boxing. 1 The condition is often referred ...

Just five days after that acquittal, Hernandez died by suicide in his prison cell at the age of 27. Researchers at Boston University's Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center studied Hernandez's ...

And the game took a major step forward in tackling the issue with the announcement Friday that the NHL Players' Association is forming a committee to study chronic traumatic encephalopathy ...