Boston University Study On CTE Shows Odds Of Developing The Disease Increases With Every Year Players Play Hockey
The problem of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) continues to be studied – and a new Boston University study shows the ...
BU study indicates CTE risk is linked to years of hockey played, not just to being an enforcer
The BU CTE Center studied 77 male brains who were amateurs and professional ice hockey players. 27 out of 28 professional ...
New study shows odds of ice hockey players developing CTE increase significantly with each year played
Eighteen of the 19 NHL players whose brains were studied after death were discovered to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy ...
CTE risk identified in another popular sport - and the danger grows with each year of participation
The brain disease is frequently found in former contact sport athletes who’ve experienced multiple head injuries ...
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy risk in ice hockey increases with each year played
A study of 77 male hockey players reveals a 96.4% CTE prevalence, highlighting the link between play duration and increased ...
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CTE Evident in Brains of Deceased Ice Hockey Players
The study included brains from 77 hockey players who died at a median age of 51 years. Overall, 54.5% had CTE, including 27 ...
CTE study of 77 dead hockey players: Risk for brain disease increased with each year played
Another CTE study is exposing the dangers of repetitive head impacts for athletes. The largest study ever of CTE in dead ...
Repeated head impacts drive brain degeneration patterns in chronic traumatic encephalopathy, study finds
A new study from researchers at the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease and CTE Center is helping solve the mystery as to ...
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Study helps solve mystery between repeated head impacts in sports and location of brain degeneration in CTE
A new study is helping solve the mystery as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known as atrophy, in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This research provides novel evidence that ...
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Largest study of CTE in male ice hockey players finds odds increased 34% with each year played
A large study, of 77 deceased male ice hockey players, has found that the odds of having chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increased by 34% each year played, and 18 of 19 National Hockey League ...
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Family History of Mental Illness Tied to Aggression in Those With CTE
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy pathology influences the effect of first-degree family history of mental illness on aggression among individuals with a history of repetitive exposure to head impacts.
New Boston-based study shows CTE relatively common in hockey players
The new study looking at 77 donor brains, from former youth to the professional hockey players, found years of play and ...