Repeated hits to the head, even if they do not cause concussions, may cause lasting damage to the brain and even something known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, growing scientific evidence has ...

A groundbreaking new study is underway that could help football players and other athletes who may be more at risk for concussions. University of California, San Francisco researchers are studying the ...

NEW YORK — The former high school football player who shot and killed four people in the NFL's Manhattan headquarters had "unambiguous diagnostic evidence" of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, ...

A pioneering scientific study has shown that the effects of multiple concussions in rugby players continue to have an impact on their brain even in retirement. Led by a team of researchers at the ...

A rugby player's risk for developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increases the longer their career lasts, according to a new landmark study involving Boston University researchers.