To detect CTE while alive, a test for another brain disease may help

Science News is reporting that a protein linked to Alzheimer's disease may help diagnose C-T-E while people are still alive. The condition—a brain disorder associated with repeated head trauma in contact sports—has previously been impossible to confirm except after death. Early findings suggest this Alzheimer's protein could become a diagnostic marker, though research is still in its initial stages.

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