CTE

Is It Unethical to Watch Football With Your Kids?

By Sean Gregory

Repeated Hits to the Head — Not Concussions — May Cause CTE

By Sean Gregory

CTE Confirmed in Living NFL Player for First Time

By Billy Perrigo

Marriage Is Becoming a Mark of Privilege

By The Aspen Institute
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20% of Teens Report Having Had a Concussion

Close to one in five teens have been diagnosed with a concussion, according to a new study looking at the prevalence of concussions among young people. In the report, researchers at the University of Michigan...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Aaron Hernandez Had CTE. How Much More Damage Can The NFL Take?

Is Hernandez's CTE diagnosis all that surprising?

By Sean Gregory

New Study Links Playing Youth Football to Later Brain Damage

If children play tackle football before they are 12 and continue to play through high school, they may be putting their brains at risk.That’s the key takeaway from a new study published Tuesday in the...

By Sean Gregory

The NFL's Cruel New Math

It doesn’t take an MIT-trained mathematician to calculate the risks of playing football. But when he does — and seems to reject the game based on his conclusions —football’s dangers look that much clearer.This week,...

By Sean Gregory

Football Brain Injuries and a New Hope for Depression: This Week in Health

A new analysis of the brains of deceased NFL players found something unsettling: 110 out of 111 of them had a serious brain disease caused by repetitive blows to the head. In more hopeful news,...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Degenerative Brain Disease Found In 87% of Former Football Players: Study

The link between football and traumatic brain injury continues to strengthen. Now, one of the largest studies on the subject to date finds that 110 out of 111 deceased NFL players had chronic traumatic encephalopathy...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

The NHL and Cigarette Companies Have Something Dangerous In Common

When it comes to concussions, professional hockey cares more for the product than the players

By Jeffrey Kluger

40% of Former NFL Players Had Brain Injuries

It's the strongest research to date that many footballers have brain injuries

By Alice Park

Players on NFL's CTE Admission: 'It's About Time'

What guys who played make of the league's belated acknowledgement

By Sean Gregory

Don't Applaud the NFL for Admitting That Football Leads To Brain Damage

It's never good to be the last to the truth party—as the cigarette companies long ago learned

By Jeffrey Kluger

Soccer Star Brandi Chastain Pledges to Donate Brain to CTE Research

The soccer star scored the winning goal in the 1999 World Cup final

By Justin Worland

The NFL Still Won't Tackle Brain Trauma at the Super Bowl

When it comes to safety, the league refuses to talk straight

By Sean Gregory

NFL Star Ken Stabler Had CTE Brain Disease

He's the 7th NFL quarterback researchers have found had the disease

By Victor Luckerson

Concussion Expert: Over 90% of NFL Players Have Brain Disease

TIME talks to Bennet Omalu, the doctor portrayed in the film Concussion, about his research, the future of football, and more

By Sean Gregory

Why We Need Hit Counts in Football

We already count pitches in baseball to save arms. It's time to track hits in football to save lives

By Sean Gregory

96% of NFL Players Test Positive for Brain Disease

Results are in line with previous research

By Victor Luckerson
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