Boston University CTE Center and Brain Bank

New study highlights the brain trauma risks for young athletes

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

The Boston University CTE Center today reported the results of the largest-ever study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in young athletes.

Key Points: 
  • The Boston University CTE Center today reported the results of the largest-ever study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in young athletes.
  • The study, examining autopsied tissue, found signs of CTE in 63 out of 152 young athlete brains.
  • The subjects of the study competed in youth, high school and college competitions, and all died before the age of 30.

CTE and young athletes

    • However, some high-profile cases of CTE have been identified among younger athletes.
    • In Australia, much-loved NRL player and coach Paul Green was 49 when he died and was later found to have CTE.
    • The risk factors for young athletes are complex and multifaceted but it is likely that playing junior contact sport heightens an athlete’s risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases as an adult.
    • For the athletes in the Boston University study to develop CTE before the age of 30, it is likely they were exposed to repeated brain trauma from an early age through youth sport.

Are contact sports safe for kids?

    • Public health advocates in North America, Australia, New Zealand Aotearoa and the United Kingdom have long expressed concerns about the risks of contact sport for children.
    • Improved oversight would go some way toward reducing the serious health risks of mild traumatic brain injury (concussion).

First steps

    • To protect them from the disease, contact sporting bodies must reduce young athletes’ lifetime exposure to brain trauma.
    • One way to do this would be to restrict contact in training and games for juniors.
    • Some sporting bodies have already taken the initial steps.
    • Australian Rules football players are restricted to modified tackling until the age of 12.
    • The National Rugby League will soon implement a ban on tackling until midway through under-7s competitions.

Large, Midwest Retailer Selects ReposiTrak for Traceability

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

ReposiTrak , operating the worlds largest food supply chain network of nearly 30,000 suppliers, has begun implementation of traceability services for a 300-store Midwest retail grocery chain.

Key Points: 
  • ReposiTrak , operating the worlds largest food supply chain network of nearly 30,000 suppliers, has begun implementation of traceability services for a 300-store Midwest retail grocery chain.
  • The first step creates end-to-end traceability for the retailers commissary business completing the connection from commissary suppliers through to the retail stores.
  • Other retailers are expected to follow the same approach to make full, end-to-end food traceability an integral part of everyday operations.
  • Although the impact on any given retailer is millions of additional records and touches, the ReposiTrak Traceability Network offers the flexibility to take on traceability one step at a time.

Apache Industrial Invests $100,000 Towards Brazosport ISD CTE Major Giving Campaign; BISD reaches over $5.2M invested in CTE

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Today, Brazosport ISD is excited to announce Apache Industrial as the first investor for the 2023 school year with an investment of $100,000.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Brazosport ISD is excited to announce Apache Industrial as the first investor for the 2023 school year with an investment of $100,000.
  • Apache Industrial Invests $100,000 Towards Brazosport ISD CTE Major Giving Campaign; BISD reaches over $5.2M invested in CTE
    The vision of Brazosport ISD is setting the standard for educational excellence with the mission to graduate each student to be future ready.
  • With this investment, Apache will become the third lab sponsor for both Brazoswood and Brazosport CTE Centers.
  • This investment now brings Brazosport ISDs total to over $5.2M invested in CTE programs.

Rhône Valley Vineyards to Host 11th Edition of Découvertes en Vallée du Rhône, the Largest Wine Fair in the Rhône Valley, April 4-7, 2022

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Monday, March 28, 2022

NEW YORK, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Inter Rhône, the organization that represents the Rhône Valley Vineyards AOCs, is excited to announce that it will host the 11th annual Découvertes en Vallée du Rhône (Discoveries in the Rhône Valley) - the largest wine fair in the region, from April 4-7, 2022. More than 600 local exhibitors will be joined by wine merchants, sommeliers, importers, wholesalers, sales agents, journalists, importers and restaurateurs from more than 40 different countries.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Inter Rhne , the organization that represents the Rhne Valley Vineyards AOCs, is excited to announce that it will host the 11th annual Dcouvertes en Valle du Rhne (Discoveries in the Rhne Valley) - the largest wine fair in the region, from April 4-7, 2022.
  • This event offers exhibitors the opportunity to showcase AOC wines at their booths or to highlight them during special "tasting table" sessions and masterclasses.
  • These findings will be shared and discussed with British expert Jamie Goode from the Wine Anorak and Inter Rhne President Philippe Pellaton.
  • Inter Rhne is a dynamic, deeply committed professional association representing all members of the Ctes du Rhne and Rhne Valley AOC wine industry.

Curebase and CoBTeK (team from Côte d'Azur) to Collaborate on a European Clinical Trial of Remote Tools Designed to Help Seniors Retain Autonomy

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

The trial is being co-financed by ALCOTRA, a European cross-border cooperation program covering the Alpine territory between France and Italy.

Key Points: 
  • The trial is being co-financed by ALCOTRA, a European cross-border cooperation program covering the Alpine territory between France and Italy.
  • An initial step in the project relied on focus groups to determine the needs of the target trial population.
  • In the upcoming home-based trial in conjunction with Curebase, researchers will test whether remote interventions using the same tools are effective in promoting autonomy among seniors.
  • Curebase's decentralized clinical trial (DCT) model ensures more diverse studies because unique populations which typically are underrepresented in clinical trials can be included.

Oculogica’s New Patent Opens Potential for a CTE Test for Live Subjects

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

The new patent protects Oculogicas method and system for assessing chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease known as CTE, in live patients.This is Oculogicas eighth patent in the U.S.

Key Points: 
  • The new patent protects Oculogicas method and system for assessing chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease known as CTE, in live patients.This is Oculogicas eighth patent in the U.S.
    CTE describes microscopic findings in the brains of people who have been exposed to repetitive trauma.
  • CTE currently has only been diagnosed after death, and is identified by the buildup of tau protein in an abnormal location in certain portions of the brain.
  • Researchers have been pursuing additional ways to diagnose CTE because current studies have included biased samples of donated brains, with potentially only the worst cases being donated by families.
  • Subjects were assessed for eye-tracking and a modified version of the Boston Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury (BATL).