NIH-supported researchers found a 56% loss of specific neurons in athletes exposed to repeated head impacts. Brain changes appeared even without the tau protein buildup typically linked to chronic ...

In summary, repeated head impacts may trigger inflammation in the brain, which can promote the accumulation of DNA mutations in neurons and contribute to cell dysfunction and death. These findings ...

Repeated hits to the head in contact sports can harm the brain long before symptoms show up, according to new research reported by LiveNow from Fox. According to the Mayo Clinic, CTE, or chronic ...

(CNN) — The neurologic disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE has most often been found in people who experienced repeated blows to the head while playing contact sports and there’s ...