Pew Scholarship Will Investigate Molecular, Cellular Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury

Kimberly L Hale — June 14, 2018 - 11:36am

When researchers revealed that the brain of late NFL player Aaron Hernandez showed signs of stage III chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a degenerative brain disease, Kassandra Ori-McKenney wondered if the hits Hernandez took as a tight end for the New England Patriots contributed to the athlete’s troubling, aggressive behavior and eventual suicide.

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Pew Scholarship Will Investigate Molecular, Cellular Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury