The man who strode into a midtown Manhattan office building and killed four people before taking his own life on Monday night left a note at the scene in which he appears to wonder whether CTE — the ...

Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined the brand in 2021. Tom Werner/Getty The man who killed at least four people in a N.Y.C. office building shooting claimed in ...

Repeated hits to the head, even if they do not cause concussions, may cause lasting damage to the brain and even something known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, growing scientific evidence has ...

CTE is caused by repeated traumatic brain injuries, impacting mood, behavior, and cognition. CTE cannot be diagnosed while ...

A man who opened fire inside a Manhattan office building and fatally shot four people left a note referencing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease linked to head trauma, ...

Shane Tamura, the reported shooter in the deadly rampage on Monday, July 28 in New York City reportedly left a suicide note reading he had CTE. The rampage ended in the death of four people, including ...

Increasing risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in Africa poses serious healthcare concerns considering the lack of awareness and research Engaging in contact sports such as rugby, boxing, and ...

The largest study of its kind from the Boston University CTE Center reveals that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) should be recognized as a new cause of dementia. The research, published in ...

Another CTE study is exposing the dangers of repetitive head impacts for athletes. The largest study ever of CTE in dead hockey players found that the odds of having chronic traumatic encephalopathy ...

Bears legend and NFL Hall of Famer Steve McMichael has been diagnosed with stage 3 CTE one year after he passed away ...