CTE: What we know about chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Erich Grau helped pioneer American football in Germany. Now he probably suffers from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The neurodegenerative condition is linked to repeated blows to the head.
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Road accidents and traumatic brain injuries: Why prevention matters
Severe TBI can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and post-traumatic dementia (PTD), further impairing cognitive and motor functions. These slowly damage parts of the brain and may impact ...
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Causes of Chronic Abdominal Pain and How to Manage
Abdominal pain is considered chronic if it lasts for more than three months. The pain may be constant or it can come and go over the three-month period or longer. There are many health conditions, ...
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Children with traumatic experiences have a higher risk of obesity—but this can be turned around
Children with traumatic experiences in their early lives have a higher risk of obesity. But as our new research shows, this risk can be reduced through positive experiences. We found children from ...
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Children with traumatic experiences have a higher risk of obesity – but this can be turned around
Ladan Hashemi receives funding from the New Zealand Ministry of Social Development and the UK Prevention Research Partnership grant (MR-VO49879/1). University of Auckland provides funding as a ...
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Chronic Pain Is a Hidden Epidemic. It’s Time for a Revolution.
I think we’re past the point where I have to explain that chronic pain is not the result of imbalanced humors or a wandering uterus or possession by demons. But for more modern skeptics ...
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5 Things We Know About Chronic Pain
After developing chronic pain, I started looking into what scientists do — and still don’t — understand about the disease. Here is what I learned. By Jennifer Kahn Most of us don’t think ...
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60+ Quotes About Friends And Memories That’ll Fill Your Heart with Love
Friendship is more about feelings you can express with kind gestures and words. With some alluring quotes about friends and memories, you can seamlessly capture the essence of your heart-to-heart ...
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Researchers confirm ‘Music City Miracle’ star Frank Wycheck had CTE
Researchers at Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center confirmed Wycheck had CTE stage III, with stage IV the most severe form of the neurodegenerative disease that can lead to ...
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Frank Wycheck, late Titans star, diagnosed with CTE after death, family reveals
Former Tennessee Titans tight end Frank Wycheck was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) more than a year after his death at the age of 52, his family revealed. Wycheck died on ...
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Tennessee Titans tight end Frank Wycheck, who died in 2023, diagnosed with CTE
Jan. 9 (UPI) --Tennessee Titans tight end Frank Wycheck suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy before his 2023 death, his family announced Thursday. Wycheck died Dec. 9, 2023, after an ...