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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 ...
Who has had CTE? Notable NFL players who suffered from disease
To date, nearly 350 former NFL players have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after their death.
Here’s what will happen to Shane Tamura’s brain after NYC shooter blamed CTE for massacre
No ruling has been made yet on whether Tamura was suffering from the disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which he ...
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 ...
NYC shooter Shane Tamura’s brain could be tested for CTE after he claimed he had the disease, Adams says
The brain of depraved shooter Shane Tamura could possibly be tested for chronic traumatic encephalopathy during an ...
What to know about CTE, the brain disease the NYC shooter blamed for his mental health issues
The disease has been diagnosed in more than 100 former NFL players and arisen as an existential threat to the United States’ ...
N.Y.C. Shooter Claimed He Suffered from CTE — What to Know About the Degenerative Brain Disease
The man who killed at least four people in a N.Y.C. office building shooting claimed in his suicide note to have chronic ...
The years-long history between CTE and the NFL
The midtown Manhattan shooter left a suicide note, asking for his brain to be studied, as he wondered whether Chronic ...
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 ...
What is CTE? NYC Midtown shooter claims to have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy
According to the Mayo Clinic, CTE — or chronic traumatic encephalopathy — is a brain disease most likely caused by repeated ...
What to Know About the Brain Disease CTE
Tamura killed four and badly wounded another before shooting himself in the chest.In the note, Tamura claimed to have ...
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An expert discusses the common sports brain injury, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Chris Nowinski, PhD, Concussion Legacy Foundation co-founder/CEO, discusses mental health conditions versus CTE and ...