The Boston University CTE Center and other research centers have received a $15 million NIH grant to diagnose CTE during life, as the scientists recruit former football players for the new study.

An arm of the U.S. Government is about to make new investment, and it centers on one of football’s biggest concerns. The National Institute of Health has awarded a $15.3 million grant to fund ...

Chris Simon, who won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996, had stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he died by suicide in 2024, according to a post-mortem brain tissue ...

The family of Chris Simon has revealed the former NHL tough guy was suffering from “severe” CTE when he took his own life last year. The Simon family released the findings of a post-mortem ...

Bobby Hull, a legendary NHL player, died at 84 due to Stage 2 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). His decision to donate his brain to advance CTE research was influenced by the suffering of ...

Controversial NHL legend Bobby Hull, the Blackhawks’ all-time leading scorer whose on-ice accomplishments were overshadowed by off-ice issues, had stage two chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE ...

Researchers at Boston University’s CTE Center found that Hull had stage 2 CTE when he died in 2023. He was 84. Hull struggled with short-term memory loss and impaired judgment over his final decade.

Deborah Hull announced Wednesday that her late husband had stage 2 CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, when he died at age 84 on Jan. 30, 2023.

CTE teachers face unique challenges on the job, too. They’re expected to be able to impart important skills to students, and to keep up with ever-evolving industry skills, said Catherine ...

Frank Wycheck will always be remembered for his part in the Music City Miracle. But his CTE diagnosis should remind us all of how brutal the sport is.

Local News BU study indicates CTE risk is linked to years of hockey played, not just to being an enforcer The BU CTE Center studied 77 male brains who were amateurs and professional ice hockey ...

The Boston University CTE Center study of 77 dead male ice hockey players showed that the risk for the brain disease jumped by 34% with each year played.