BU, Cleveland Clinic, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute and Brigham and Women’s have received a $16 million NIH grant to improve the detection and diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and examine risk factors for the disease.
The study is the first to examine CTE in living patients, with the goal of understanding the link between CTE and head trauma. The degenerative brain disease is linked to repeated head hits in contact sports. It is characterized by changes in behavior, mood and cognition, including the development of dementia. Currently it can only be diagnosed post-mortem.
Wearable Tech + Digital Health San Francisco – April 5, 2016 @ the Mission Bay Conference Center
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