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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’ ...
New York gunman said football damaged his brain. How at risk are youth athletes?
After killing four and taking his own life, Shane Tamura — a former football player at two L.A.-area high schools — left ...
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 ...
NYC Shooter Blamed Football and the NFL—What the Physician Who Discovered CTE Says
The NYC mass shooter blamed football for his actions. But Dr. Bennet Omalu, the man who discovered CTE, says that excuse ...
Gunman in N.Y.C. Mass Shooting Wanted to Target NFL Offices but Took Wrong Elevator, Mayor Says
The gunman left behind a suicide note in which he claimed he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) — the brain disease ...
What to know about CTE, the brain disease that Manhattan shooter claimed to have
CTE cannot be diagnosed until the patient has died and their brain examined. But doctors said there are symptoms such as ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Here’s what to know about CTE, the brain disease the NYC shooter blamed for his mental health issues
A degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions and other head trauma common in military combat and contact ...