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News Articles: CTE

Former Chicago Blackhawks player Bobby Hull is introduced to fans during the NHL hockey team's convention in Chicago on July 26, 2019. Hull's family announced he was suffering from CTE — the brain condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died in 2023.

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Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull died with CTE, researchers say

Bobby Hull, an electric left-winger known as the 'Golden Jet', marveled hockey fans for his will to win. Named one of the NHL's greatest players, Hull was found to have had CTE after his death.

February 19, 2025
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  • Russell Lewis
Maria E. Garay-Serratos holds a framed photograph of her mother, who died after suffering decades of domestic violence. Scientists are trying to understand how domestic violence damages the brain.

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Domestic violence may leave telltale damage in the brain. Scientists want to find it

Traumatic brain injuries from intimate partner violence are common, and potentially more severe than those seen in sports.

March 08, 2024
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  • Jon Hamilton
Eleven-year-old Monte Johnson and 9-year-old Waylon Parker run for the ball at a 7-on-7 practice at Tahoe Park in Sacramento, California on Jan. 14, 2023

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California governor sacks effort to limit tackle football for kids

A California proposal to phase out tackle football for children under twelve came to a screeching halt when the governor stepped in and said he wouldn't support it.

January 21, 2024
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  • Kate Wolffe / CapRadio
2018 file photo. Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas

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Friends of NFL star to host Demaryius Thomas Day in Dublin. Here’s where to register

The city of Dublin will host a Demaryius Thomas Day in honor of the late NFL wide receiver and former West Laurens star on July 16.

July 12, 2022
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  • Micah Johnston
Demaryius Thomas

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Middle Georgia native Demaryius Thomas posthumously diagnosed with CTE

Thomas was a native of Montrose and starred at West Laurens High School. He played football at Georgia Tech, earning numerous ACC honors as a wide receiver prior to his Pro Bowl NFL career.

July 05, 2022
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  • Micah Johnston
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CTE is rare in brains of deceased service members, study finds

Despite a high risk of brain injuries, military personnel rarely develop a disabling brain condition often found in former boxers and football players.

June 14, 2022
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  • Jon Hamilton
The degenerative brain condition CTE can be diagnosed only through autopsy. But there's a quiet population of everyday people afraid they have it — and they're turning to dubious treatments.

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  • Investigations

Everyday people fear they have CTE. A dubious market has sprung up to treat them

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) goes far beyond the NFL. Everyday men and women worry they have the fatal disease, and they've turned to questionable brain products for help.

December 23, 2021
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  • Sacha Pfeiffer
Former San Francisco 49ers cornerback Phillip Adams, pictured in this 2010 photo, had CTE, a degenerative brain disease. Authorities say he shot and killed six people earlier this year before killing himself.

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An ex-NFL player who killed 6 people and then himself had CTE, doctors say

Boston University neuropathologists said Phillip Adams had chronic traumatic encephalopathy — a degenerative brain disease found in many former football players.

December 14, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
Three-time Olympic medalist and Douglasville native Elena Meyers Taylor is donating her brain to help study the long-term effects of concussion

Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor Is Saving Her Brain For Future Female Athletes

For bobsledder and Georgia native Elana Meyers Taylor, the Olympics are a culmination of more than a decade of work. She won three medals including...

June 26, 2018
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  • Taylor Gantt

On Second Thought For Tuesday, August 15, 2017

First, a new report finds chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in 110 of 111 brains of deceased former NFL players. The study adds to a growing body...

August 15, 2017
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