The nominators say, “Karan is one of the best mentors I’ve ever had!”
According to a perspective by Carl G. Streed, Jr., MD, MPH, and Sarah Kimball, MD, in the New England Journal of Medicine, the medical community should build systems that are responsive to this population.
More than 40 percent of football, soccer, ice hockey, and other contact sport participants under age 30 had signs of the degenerative brain disease, including the first American woman soccer player to be diagnosed.
Study details more than 60 cases of CTE diagnosed in athletes under age 30, including first American woman soccer player diagnosed with CTE.
Discovery may lead to new approaches for repairing lungs damaged by a variety of injuries or genetic mutations.
Study by BU’s CTE Center and the Michael J. Fox Foundation finds risk for brain disorder increases with more years of playing football, even at amateur level.
The cohort included six second-year undergraduates, seven third-year undergraduates, three fourth-year undergraduates and one Boston University medical student. The scholars come from colleges and universities across the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico.
New study shows risk increases with more years of play, even in high school and college players.
Keane received the award for his contributions and leadership in science, clinical care, education and advocacy in the field of psychological trauma and PTSD.
He looks forward to working and connecting with students, staff, faculty, and alumni.