CTE has been a flashpoint for football over the past few years as the sport debates the treatment of on-field concussions at every level, from the NFL all the way down to local youth tackle leagues.

The frightening incident has since been met with calls for the NFL to re-examine its concussion protocols, especially given what's known about CTE — or Chronic traumatic encephalopathy — and ...

A new study released by the department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University found that 87 of 91 deceased NFL players who were tested were found to have the brain disease CTE. The NFL released ...

The film "Concussion" was inspired by his discovery of CTE in NFL players. More from Science World-renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu believes OJ Simpson suffers from CTE. The film ...

There have been many instances of the National Football League not handling controversy ... However, the NFL has a clear issue with concussions and their links to CTE, so the league needed to ...

Former NFL player Phillip Adams, who police say killed six people before shooting himself in the head earlier this year, suffered from "unusually severe" chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE ...

For the new study, published in the journal Neurology, physicians looked for signs of possible CTE in brain scans of a living 59-year-old former NFL player. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI ...

Former NFL player Vincent Jackson, who died by suicide earlier this year at the age of 38, had the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, his family ...

A little over one year after ex-NFL corner Vontae Davis’ sudden death, the cause of death has been ruled “undetermined,” the ...

In an ironic twist, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Antonio Brown is attempting to give another player mental health advice. Sadly, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE, is ...

my issues with CTE. Things that were easy in terms of memory and trying to adjust to the day-to-day, it’s gotten harder. I know you were one of the earlier players to sue the NFL for concussion ...