Charting new territory in head trauma

Boston University researchers are pioneers in the study of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), the degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive head trauma in contact sports and on the battlefield. As a result of BU’s research, professional sports leagues, including the NFL, have adopted new concussion protocols and awareness campaigns to better protect their players.

The BU CTE Center works closely with the VA Boston Healthcare System and other institutions and scientists performing innovative research on this debilitating disease, currently only diagnosed after death. Today, the team’s goal is to be able to diagnose and treat CTE during a person’s lifetime and to prevent the effects of brain trauma in all at-risk groups.

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