Did you know up to 3.8-million cases of sports-related head trauma will occur this year in North America alone? Public anxiety is at an all-time high after an autopsy revealed that former NFL player...
January
.28
.2016
Another NFL Concussion Death
Tyler Sash was just 27 when he was found dead in his Iowa home from an accidental overdose of pain medication. After 16 years of playing football, Tyler won a Super Bowl in just two seasons with the...
September
.13
.2015
Back to School Safety Tips for Motorists
Our children are walking and cycling to school, and for some it is the first time. Vancouver Police are reminding motorists to slow down and pay attention in school zones. According to The Province,...
September
.5
.2015
Will Smith’s New Movie “Concussion” Horrifies NFL
This Christmas, SONY pictures will release a film titled Concussion, a drama capturing the struggles Dr. Bennett Omalu endured after discovering a pattern of CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) in...
February
.19
.2015
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Ann McKee is the woman at the forefront of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) research. She is a professor of neurology and pathology at the Boston University School of Medicine and director of...
February
.16
.2015
Parents Sue Youth Football League for Son’s Death
Joseph Chernach, committed suicide in 2012 at the age of 25 as a result of depression caused by chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He played organized tackle football in a Wisconsin-Michigan...
February
.28
.2014
CTE Strikes Soccer
Patrick Grange from Albuquerque, New Mexico has become the first soccer player to be diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Grange took up the sport at age three and went on to play in...
February
.12
.2014
First Concussion Alters "Microstructure" of Brain in Young Athletes
Research led by Canadian concussion specialist Dr. Paul Echlin proves that all it takes is one concussion to alter the brains of young athletes.
December
.19
.2013
Brain Injury in Baseball
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy isn't just a football disease. Or a hockey disease. It's now making headlines in baseball after researchers found signs of CTE in former major leaguer Ryan Freel....
November
.8
.2013
The 'Holy Grail' of CTE Research?
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is the degenerative brain disease diagnosed in an increasing number of ex-NFL football players. It's linked to depression and dementia. There is no cure. Until...