Can biomarkers and imaging tools help NFL players with CTE?

It’s heartbreaking to watch former National Football League (NFL) players struggle with memory loss, mood changes, and CTE. 

A new review from Christopher Giza & Mayumi Prins at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA traces how far the science has come, from an early framework focused on the brain’s metabolic chaos after concussion to a much richer picture spanning molecular, cellular, network, and whole-body changes. 

That deeper understanding is helping researchers build better biomarkers & imaging tools to diagnose and predict outcomes. For the players and families living with these effects, it’s a real step toward better care. 

Read the entire paper: Evolution of the Neurometabolic Cascade of Traumatic Brain Injury