Preliminary study finds a clue in the quest to help diagnose CTE in the living
Scientists stumbled onto a hint that measuring a toxic protein tied to Alzheimer's disease just might one day be useful in diagnosing a different brain disease in football players and others who have suffered repeated blows to the head.

<p>Scientists stumbled onto a hint that measuring a toxic protein tied to Alzheimer's disease just might one day be useful in diagnosing a different brain disease in football players and others who have suffered repeated blows to the head.</p>