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Mass shooter said ‘Football gave me CTE.’ Are youth athletes at risk?
After killing four and taking his own life, Shane Tamura — a former football player at two L.A.-area high schools — left ...
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CTE risk higher in youth football
Young athletes (ages 6–14) in tackle football experience vastly more head impacts — up to 15 times more — and 23 times more ...
NFL HQ Shooting Highlights Football's CTE Problem
In a 2023 study, Boston University CTE Center found that 345 out of the 376 former NFL players investigated had CTE, a brain ...
The Dangerous Logic of CTE Self-Diagnosis
The Midtown Manhattan shooter speculated that the condition was a cause of his mental illness. But drawing that conclusion is ...
NYC shooter mentioned CTE, accused NFL of concealing its dangers in note. What is it and why does it impact so many football players?
Researchers have diagnosed many former football players with CTE since 2005. It can only be diagnosed through a brain autopsy ...
Here’s what to know about CTE, the brain disease the NYC shooter blamed for his mental health issues
The man who killed four people in the New York City skyscraper that is home to NFL headquarters carried a note blaming the ...
CTE awareness grows as high school football evolves for safety
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive brain trauma, is gaining attention in the sports world."The athlete i ...
NYC Shooter Blamed Football and the NFL—What the Physician Who Discovered CTE Says
The NYC mass shooter blamed football for his actions. But Dr. Bennet Omalu, the man who discovered CTE, says that excuse ...
What Is CTE? The Football-Connected Brain Disease Cited by the Manhattan Shooter
CTE, caused by repeated head trauma, has prompted a reckoning at all levels of football. The gunman believed he was suffering ...
He ‘found his place in the world’ through football. But CTE would lead to 15 years of suffering
Fifteen years after Greg left football, on the evening of May 21, 2024, The Ventura County Star published a news roundup ...
What is CTE? Explaining the disease referenced by New York gunman at NFL HQ building
The brain disease has most commonly been found in athletes in contact sports and others with a history of repeated brain ...
N.Y.C. Shooter, Who Played High School Football, Slammed NFL in Suicide Note and Said He Had Brain Disease CTE
The man who killed at least four people in a N.Y.C. office building shooting reportedly claimed in his suicide note to have ...