Advocate for Concussion awareness and education. Host of Concussion Matters podcast Certified Brain Fitness Coach/Sports lover/Author
Boston, MA
Joined January 2012
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We will announce dates for the 3rd international summit on Repetitive Brain Trauma to be held here in Tampa this fall to outline advances in diagnosis , research and technology to address the impact of RBT on athletes and veterans. Stay tuned!!
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On May 14 at 4:00 pm, join researchers Michael Alosco, PhD, and Thor Stein, MD, PhD, to discuss the new BANK CTE study. BANK CTE is a ground-breaking research study from the BU CTE Center that aims to identify blood biomarkers unique to CTE.
To register for the webinar, please go to bit.ly/bankctewebinar.
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NY Times: Former Hockey Enforcer Chris Nilan Searches for Answers on C.T.E. Before It’s Too Late
@NYTimes @KnucklesNilan30 @NHL @ConcussionLF nytimes.com/2023/09/22/sport…
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NEW TODAY: Our new study, in collaboration with researchers at @harvardmed, was published in @NatureComms.
Read the paper here: bit.ly/3Ngu7B4
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Lisa McHale has been a valued member of our collaborative team over the last 13 years. Today, we are officially welcoming her to the BU CTE Center team as the Director of Legacy Family Relations! (1/2)
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More needs to be done to protect the brains of athletes, especially children, from repeated hits to the head, emphasized the scientists at @bu_cte. bit.ly/3F9WOMN
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Boston University CTE Center released a new study, revealing athletes who play American football over a long period of time may be linked to a separate type of brain damage which can appear earlier than CTE.
Flag football grows in popularity due to head injury concerns @PaulWBZ reports
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If you or a loved one is fighting the effects of #concussion or possible #CTE, help is available and treatment can work. Please reach out to the @ConcussionLF HelpLine here: concussionfoundation.org/hel…
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More and more evidence pointing to the need to prevent early exposure to subconcussive trauma. This is hopefully where we as a aooiety are going. #kids link.springer.com/article/10…
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Today marks the beginning of the @FIFAWorldCup. As the tournament starts, we hope the athletes will remain safe while playing and that proper attention will be given to head injuries.
#FIFAWorldCup #CTE #BUCTE
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Nick Buoniconti never stopped fighting. The late Dolphin’s final battle is still going miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/m…
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Tomorrow:
Attend the free @WBUR 'Remarkable Science' Panel featuring Dr. Jesse Mez and Dr. Robert Stern (@bobstern24) of #BUCTE and two-time Olympic Gold medalist and World Cup champion Briana Scurry (@BriScurry).
Tickets are available here: wbur.fm/3RUBIpL
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Subscribe now! The first edition of our new monthly newsletter will be out later this week. Sign up here so you don’t miss out on news and information about the BU CTE Center’s research and events: eepurl.com/h_qT4b
#BUCTE #CTE #SignUp #Subscribe
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Concussion Mom retweeted
One of the worst youth football clips I have ever seen! Please! And you parents who think they need to wait until your child is older to get him in a @BrainVaultCMT need to reconsider! @TxfootballDFW @concussionblog @ConcussionMom @ConcussionLF
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NEW STUDY: Led by PI Dr. Jesse Mez, we found that APOE ε4 status was significantly associated with CTE stage & quantitative p-tau burden in the dorsolateral frontal lobe among brain donors >65 years who played contact sports or served in the military.
bit.ly/3u77B4C
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Today is the first day of Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. According to @alzassociation, more than 55 million people worldwide have #Alzheimers or another #dementia.
Follow along all month as we share more information on Alzheimer’s and #CTE. #ENDALZ
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The study looked at the later lives of people who had played football at Notre Dame between 1964 and 1980.
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Here is the link to our NEW STUDY: "Interface astrogliosis in contact sport head impacts and military blast exposure" lead by one of our fantastic PhD students, @kjbabcock9!
@BUMedicine @VAResearch @VABostonHC @MADLab1
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