In the News—CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy)
Fans who
love sports (especially football) hear a lot these days about CTE (chronic
traumatic encephalopathy) these days.
CTE involves the damage done to the brains of athletes and other people
when they suffer concussions. As an athlete’s
(or anyone) head gets bounced around like a bobblehead doll, imagine the brain moving
inside the skull and bouncing off one side then the other (maybe multiple
times). The brain tissue is bruised as
it hits the hard bone of the skull.
Scientists
at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at Boston University
Medical School are studying this
phenomenon. They are studying the
donated brains of former athletes who donated their brains to science in hopes
of helping future athletes.
My sport fan
husband says this is a huge deal. More
information on this topic can be found at Boston University website at http://www.bu.edu/cste/about/what-is-cte/ Another website that covers this topic is http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8218700/neuropathologist-dr-ann-mckee-accused-killing-football-be-sport-only-hope
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