Researchers: CTE could be found in living patients
BOSTON (WIVB) — A medical test could, one day, save the lives of many athletes.
A growing number of NFL veterans say they have symptoms of a condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
Diagnosing CTE has only been possible by examining the brain of someone who has died.
Now, researchers say they could find CTE in living patients.
Researchers at Boston University compared the brains of former college and pro football players to the brains on non-athletes with and without
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