NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip has been diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), complicated by possible chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a statement his family put ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cumulative exposure to head impacts is a risk factor for CTE. Changes in equipment, sports medicine, rules and ...

An alarming new study about the high rate of degenerative brain disease among former NFL players has rightfully drawn attention to the risks that professional athletes face. But calls for reform at ...

Matt Verderame speaks to 10 former players, including four Hall of Famers, about head trauma, health care and life after football. NFL players are stuck in a conundrum. On one hand, many current and ...

A Boston University study found that NFL players with advanced CTE did not qualify for compensation under the NFL Concussion Settlement. Researchers linked cognitive testing performance during life ...

There's no sure way to diagnose the degenerative brain disease while a person is still alive. Now researchers are combining brain imaging, blood tests, and more to find answers. Chronic traumatic ...

Harrison is a historian of science and public health at Wellesley College. A new study led by Boston-area researchers has set my media feeds abuzz with the finding that nearly 1 in 4 NFL players in ...

Maura Horton read the latest stories, the ones detailing the startling research that as many as one in four NFL players could end up with CTE, and she knew what would happen next. People would talk ...

The degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is likely much more common among former football players than previously thought, according to a new study from researchers at ...

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The NFL Players Association called for an investigation into medical care for Jalen Hurts regarding blood clots on Tuesday while the league's medical director supported treatment by the Philadelphia ...