Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) causes dementia independently, separate from Alzheimer’s symptoms, confirming the ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy has long been discussed as a possible driver of dementia, but proving that link has been ...

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

Patients with advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disease likely caused by repeated head injuries, were more than four times as likely to develop dementia compared to those ...

Advanced CTE quadruples risk for dementia, new study shows - Boston researchers say CTE should now be considered a cause of ...

We're tracking major new developments about CTE, or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, the deadly brain disease caused by repeated head impacts.

An analysis of 614 donated brains found that advanced CTE is strongly linked to dementia, while early-stage disease shows no cognitive or functional decline. By excluding other disorders, the study ...

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 ...

Dementia risk depended on CTE severity ...

Citrate is a metabolite essential to the metabolism and development of neurons. A membrane transport protein called SLC13A5 plays a central role in this process and has previously been linked to a ...