What happens next after latest link between heading and brain disease?

BBC Sport explores the ramifications of the verdict that heading footballs "likely" contributed to Gordon McQueen's death.

Advanced CTE quadruples risk for dementia, new study shows

People with the most advanced CTE are 4.5 times more likely to develop dementia during their life than people without CTE, ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy should be recognized as a distinct cause of dementia, study finds

The largest study of its kind from the Boston University CTE Center reveals that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) ...
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Can a Headset Reduce Brain Injury and CTE in Football?

A light-based headset may help protect football players from brain injury and traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) by reducing ...
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Study: Head impacts, not concussions, drive football-related CTE risk

Doctors and advanced researchers have long thought that the number of concussions suffered by athletes increased their likelihood of being diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic ...

Already-available therapy could protect football players from CTE: ‘Incredibly groundbreaking’

Forget reducing wrinkles and fighting hair loss. A new study suggests a treatment already popular in the US for skin health, ...
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CTE should be recognized as new cause of dementia, study suggests

The largest study of its kind from the Boston University CTE Center reveals that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) ...

Boston University researchers say CTE is a cause of dementia

Boston University researchers in a groundbreaking study found that those with CTE have a much higher chance of being diagnosed with dementia. The largest study of its kind from the Boston University ...
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Kevin Turner, lead NFL concussion suit plaintiff, had CTE

BOSTON -- Researchers say they have found a traumatic brain disease in former Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots fullback Kevin Turner, who was the lead plaintiff in a concussion lawsuit ...
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Former athletes' CTE were often misdiagnosed with Alzheimer’s, autopsies reveal

Surprisingly, early-stage CTE showed no link to cognitive decline In A Nutshell CTE severity had no link to depression, ...
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CTE Detected in Living Ex–NFL Players; Junior Seau’s Family Sues: What Now for Football and Concussions?

The latest head-trauma news in football is decidedly mixed: not good, but now there’s at least some hope for improvement. First, the bad parts: the family of Junior Seau, the former All-Pro football ...