TMZ was the first to report Johnson’s death, saying that a family source told the gossip site of his death. Police said he took his own life in Florida on Tuesday, TMZ reported. The Bengals confirmed ...

Former Pro Bowl running back Rudi Johnson — a three-time 1,000-yard rusher who holds multiple records for the Cincinnati Bengals — has died, and his agent said the NFL must do more to combat CTE. He ...

A new BU CTE “groundbreaking” study could be a game changer for safety in contact sports, according to researchers who found that repetitive hits to the head leads to brain damage in young people ...

UTICA — As the Utica City School District hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to open its new Career and Technical Education Center, Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES Superintendent Patricia Kilburn ...

NIH-supported researchers found a 56% loss of specific neurons in athletes exposed to repeated head impacts. Brain changes appeared even without the tau protein buildup typically linked to chronic ...

A new study by Boston University shows that brain damage in young contact sport athletes may be visible years before CTE appears. The new study by researchers at the Boston University Chobanian & ...