08/25/2026
Research findings from Mass General Brigham, Boston University and the Concussion & CTE Foundation, found that 1 in 4 former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at the time of their death. "We've known that this disease process can be caused by, in part, repeated traumatic brain injury. But we didn't know how common it was," says Daniel Daneshvar, MD, PhD, lead author and chair of the Mass General Brigham Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Read more on WBUR 90.9 FM. http://spklr.io/6184ErDoi