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Our August Cognitive Kit will be out soon! Stay tuned for the downloadable files.

You can visit bit.ly/bucte_cognitivekits to view kits from previous months.

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Our team had a wonderful time attending AAIC 2025 last week and enjoyed presenting their research and connecting with colleagues.

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Our team had a wonderful time attending AAIC 2025 last week and enjoyed presenting their research and connecting with colleagues.

@alzassociation.bsky.social #AAIC2025

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The Familiar Suicide and Final Wish of the N.Y.C. Gunman

Take a look at the story below from @nytimes.com which features members of our BU CTE Center team.

Read the article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/u...

You can visit bit.ly/bucte_whatiscte to learn more about CTE and bit.ly/bucte_resources to find resources.

The Dangerous Logic of CTE Self-Diagnosis The Midtown Manhattan shooter speculated that the condition was a cause of his mental illness. But drawing that conclusion is premature—and risky.

Take a look at the story below from @theatlantic.com which features CTE Center investigator Jesse Mez, MD, MS.

Read the article here: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

You can visit bit.ly/bucte_whatiscte to learn more about CTE and bit.ly/bucte_resources to find resources.

What to know about CTE, the brain disease, after NYC gunman's claims Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is a brain disease linked to repeated hits to the head, often seen in military veterans and athletes.

Take a look at the story below from ABC News to learn more about CTE from CTE Center investigator Robert Stern, PhD. 

Watch the story here: abcnews.go.com/US/cte-brain...

You can visit bit.ly/bucte_whatiscte to learn more about CTE and bit.ly/bucte_resources to find resources.

NYC shooter blamed CTE for his mental health issues. Here’s what local experts had to say “Mental illness is also very common, and mental illness can be treated and managed, and that is important to know," A BU researcher said.

Take a look at the story below from @boston25news.com which features CTE Center investigator Michael Alosco, PhD. 
 
Read the article here: www.boston25news.com/news/local/n...

You can visit bit.ly/bucte_whatiscte to learn more about CTE and bit.ly/bucte_resources to find resources.

A poster presenter at AAIC25 goes over their poster with an interested attendee.

It's Day 2 of #AAIC25! Explore today's sessions, networking opportunities and events at alz.org/aaic.

Several of our team members are presenting at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2025 taking place in Toronto, Canada, from July 27-31.

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Several of our team members are presenting at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2025 taking place in Toronto, Canada, from July 27-31.

Swipe to learn more about their presentations.

@alzassociation.bsky.social #AAIC2025

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He 'found his place in the world' through football. Then came 15 years of suffering

We thank the family of Greg Newman for their generous donation and contribution to our research.

You can read the article below from @theathletic.com to learn more about Greg and to hear from CTE Center director Ann McKee, MD.

Read it here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...

Take a look at the new review “Neuroinflammatory mechanisms may help identify candidate biomarkers in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)”

First Author: Guneet Bindra, BS
Senior Author: Jonathan Cherry, PhD

Read it here: bit.ly/3GDo6z7

Today is World Brain Day! Our July Cognitive Kit is now live and we are sharing a book recommendation, coloring page, activity tracker, word search, and some additional resources and further reading on brain health and brain donation.

Please visit bit.ly/bucte_julykit25 to view the kit.

For today's Brain Donation FAQ, we are discussing who can donate their brain to the BU CTE Center.

Please feel free to comment or message us additional questions and visit bit.ly/bucte_braindonation to learn more about the brain donation process and see more FAQs.

BU’s Andrew Budson, MD, is hosting a two-day hybrid conference on evaluating how viewing dementia as a disorder of consciousness can help patient care: bit.ly/44tx1w5

New Insights into the Detection of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy This is a live webinar worth 1.5 CEs. You must attend the talk in its entirety to receive CE credit. For more information visit our website.

🧠 Join us for SBN’s next CE webinar!
New Insights into the Detection of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy w/ Dr. Michael Alosco (Boston University/BU CTE Center).
🗓️ Monday, July 21 | 9AM PST/12PM EST
📚 1.5 CEs
Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AupKBYDi-...

Dr. Alosco will discuss the current understanding of the clinical signs and symptoms of CTE, along with progress in biomarker development and key lessons learned.

Register Here: events.zoom.us/ev/AupKBYDi-...

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New Insights into the Detection of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy This is a live webinar worth 1.5 CEs. You must attend the talk in its entirety to receive CE credit. For more information visit our website.

He will also address the role of co-pathologies and their contributions to clinical symptoms. ‪

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Did you know your participation in our research helps advance understanding and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases like CTE, Alzheimer’s disease, and more?

Visit bu.edu/cte to learn more.

On behalf of everyone at the BU CTE Center, we wish you and your loved ones a happy and safe Independence Day.

Our July Cognitive Kit will be out soon! Stay tuned for the downloadable files which will be available next week.

You can visit bit.ly/bucte_cognit... to view kits from previous months.

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For today's CTE FAQ, we are discussing if it is possible to be evaluated at the BU CTE Center.

Please feel free to comment or message us additional questions and visit bu.edu/cte to learn more and see additional FAQs.

The next edition of the BU CTE Center newsletter will be out soon!

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On Social Media Day, we’d like to thank all our followers for your support and for helping us to share important information and resources about CTE research.

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A reminder to complete our June Cognitive Kit which honors PTSD Awareness Month.

Please visit bit.ly/bucte_juneki... to view the kit.

Study Spotlight: Learn more about our HOPE study, which is currently enrolling participants. You can learn more about all our clinical studies at bit.ly/bucte_clinicalstudies.

Congratulations to our team members who are pursuing graduate school and new opportunities! We are proud of the work you’ve done at the BU CTE Center and wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.

Study Spotlight: Learn more about our BANK CTE study, which is currently enrolling participants.

You can learn more about all our clinical studies at bit.ly/bucte_clinicalstudies.

CTE Center MD/PhD Student Daniel Kirsch is presenting his poster “Comorbid Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy” today at the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neuropathologists.

Learn more here: aanp.memberclicks.net/meetings