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News Articles: chronic traumatic encephalopathy

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.

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.

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  • Jon Hamilton
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Former NFL star and CBS sports anchor Irv Cross had the brain disease CTE

The Philadelphia Eagles cornerback, who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with CTE. Cross died in 2021.

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  • The Associated Press
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.

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.

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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.

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.

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  • Joe Hernandez