Useful links to CTE in the Media
As part of our mission to spread awareness and provide you with all the up-to-date news and science regarding CTE and other neurodegenerative diseases caused by concussion and other types of brin injury. The link to the article is embedded into the title so just click on the title.
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CTE in Sports
- The Forgotten History of Head Injuries in Sports
- Rugby’s dangerous self-delusion
- Rugby Union and Concussion: The game on a knife-edge
- Phil Vickery: ‘I’m not angry, I’m not bitter … but I will need help’
- Concussion in football: Dangers known for decades, say former players suing governing bodies
- ‘Slowly tortured by his brain’
- Wife reveals harrowing reality of living with former rugby league player battling CTE and dementia
- Nearly two-thirds of players in lawsuit 'show CTE symptoms'
- Former France star Sébastien Chabal says he has 'no memories' of rugby career
- Former Australia batter Pucovski retires at 27
- My best friend took his own life after suffering 11 concussions playing rugby
- Campaigner warns of CTE disease
- Link between sporting head impacts and CTE
- Why a portrait of a former NRL great could spark greater concussion awareness in Australia
CTE in Science
- Brains of rugby players aid groundbreaking research
- Repeated trauma
- The Race for a Diagnosis in Life
- Soccer heading damages brain regions affected in CTE, study finds
- Study Reveals Head Injuries' Impact on Education
- What schools don’t want you to know about rugby
- New research finds links between repetitive head impacts & degenerative brain disease
- How concussion can lead to brain damage - and what to do to prevent it
- Study finds CTE in 40% of athletes who died before 30
- Dutch Health Council warns of dementia risk from repeated head blows in sports
- Coming to Scientific Grips with CTE
- Studies suggest rugby players have brain changes that may increase risk of dementia
Non Sport Related CTE
- Two women in Australia diagnosed with CTE after suffering decades of domestic violence
- The Silent Danger of Military Divers and CTE
- New Zealand Defence Force’s new brain injury warning to troops over weapons and explosives
- Severe Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a US Naval Special Warfare Combatant Crewman
- Major international study describes brain pathology of domestic violence
- Domestic Violence and Traumatic Brain Injury: The Chilling Truth of This Hits Home
- 5 Things to Know About Veterans and CTE
- 'A silent and ignored pandemic:' Domestic violence survivors may face risk of CTE
Documentaries & Films
- Concussion
- CTE-The silent killer in contact sports
- Brain concussion - Shake it and you break it
- Inside the Silent Epidemic of Dementia
- What is CTE | Signs and Symptoms
- THE SILENCED DOCTOR: THIS Is The Fastest Way To Get Dementia…
- The Truth about Rugby Players and Brain Trauma
- Rugby Concussion: Turning The Tide
- Rugby's Silent Epidemic: The Urgent Need for Change
- Dementia and Rugby - An Investigation and debate | ITV Sport
- Mark Crysell talks to Carl Hayman
- Ex Rugby Legend living with Dementia - Steve Thompson MBE
- Dr. Bennet Omalu - Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: the truth, science, and evidence
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