CTE: Why this brain disease is more common than you think

We explain Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative brain disease found in people who have experienced repetitive hits to the head. As kids head back to school, you may want to rethink whether your child should play tackle football. “Our main objective, our overarching goal, is to help the people that are living. To be able to diagnose this disease during life,” said Ann McKee, chief of neuropathology at the VA Boston Healthcare System, which houses the world’s largest brain bank devoted to CTE research. Read more at: https://usat.ly/2waRS6N When news breaks, we break it down for you. Watch more: http://bit.ly/2Dw3Wnh Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh Like USA TODAY on Facebook:   / usatoday   On Twitter:   / usatoday   #JustTheFAQs **************** Humankind: Amazing moments that give us hope ➤ http://bit.ly/2MrPxvd Humankind: Stories worth sharing ➤ http://bit.ly/2FWYXNP Animalkind: Cute, cuddly & curious animals ➤ http://bit.ly/2GdNf2j Just the FAQs: When news breaks, we break it down for you ➤ http://bit.ly/2Dw3Wnh The Wall: An in-depth examination of Donald Trump’s border wall ➤ http://bit.ly/2sksl8F