Chris Nowinski, Ph.D.

Founding CEO @ConcussionCTEfn, neuroscientist, author, speaker, former @WWE Superstar. Fighting to End CTE & for concussion safety without compromise.

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

Excited to announce that colleagues & I have identified a new #concussion sign that's been hiding in plain sight. We named it Spontaneous Headshake After a Kinematic Event, or SHAAKE. Seen in movies & cartoons, it hasn't been in protocols, but should be. https://t.co/KinGopbJiU

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

CTE is in the news this week, and it's not just an NFL problem. All contact sport athletes exposed to repetitive head impacts are at risk. Parents & coaches, please check our our CTE education and risk reduction fact sheets co-branded with @nata1950 https://t.co/DxuYqU4OYH

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

I’ve seen the devastation CTE can cause firsthand, from speaking with families whose loved ones were affected to watching former teammates and friends suffer from this disease. I’m committed to learning more about CTE, advancing research, and ultimately working toward a cure for the people and families whose lives have been impacted by it.

We owe it to them to do better. We owe it to them to #EndCTE.

[Charles A. Popkin, MD @drcharliepopkin]

Before CTE had a name, Hobey Baker’s story may have been telling us something.

https://t.co/6MqbQX1Cay

Our new article examines his history of repetitive head trauma—and asks whether it may help explain the final chapters of an American sports icon’s remarkable life. 🏒🏈✈️🇺🇸

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

Hobey Baker may have had CTE, a new study suggests. The Hobey Baker Award is given annually to the top NCAA male hockey player. Baker played football and ice hockey at Princeton before serving in WWI as a pilot. He died at 26 when he crashed his plane. https://t.co/MVJyoUPTEH

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

@SharinStone @bmj_latest @bu_cte @MassGenBrigham @ConcussionCTEfn Yes! Sign up here and we'll send what you are eligible for: https://t.co/P5khUBjKRV

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

New study in @bmj_latest: Among NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021, at least 25%, and as many as 98%, had CTE. From @bu_cte, @MassGenBrigham, and @ConcussionCTEfn.

https://t.co/P6ZcgL6wu7

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

At least one in four former NFL players who died in 2016-21 had CTE neuropathology at death, finds new study published in The BMJ.

More severe CTE was associated with dementia among brain donors @braindrdan
https://t.co/Bv7tJLlubj

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

The @BU_CTE Center is cranking out more publications than we can share thanks to a dedicated research team & nearly 1,800 brain donors. Here is a new one:
Proteomic analysis of CTE brain implicates proteasome and ribosome dysfunction in disease severity. https://t.co/ueQBFhQ5yI

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

@RamsHouse @bu_cte Yeah but kids can't legally give consent, it's why we don't let them smoke and drink and serve in war.

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

6x NFL Pro Bowl OL John Niland dead at 82 w/dementia.
"He was often confused later in life or angry for reasons he didn't understand. We knew it was CTE. We know it. We don't need a test to tell us. He knew himself."
They donated his brain to @bu_cte https://t.co/t7SJkNC32Y

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

@RamsHouse @bu_cte I don't expect anything. The union, law, and courts decide that.

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

@RamsHouse @bu_cte Thank you for so eloquently making my point that unpaid children bear the brunt of CTE risk. Most people consider it just an NFL problem, but it's not. Yet only the NFL has stopped lying to the public about football causing CTE. Thanks brother!

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

@ScottWestlake6 Yes, to learn of new studies in the future

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

Ex-QB Matt @Hasselbeck volunteered for the DIAGNOSE CTE Study led by @bu_cte that will bring us closer finding a cure for CTE. Learn why he's putting in the time: https://t.co/fBcRT72Ggo

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

@ScottWestlake6 Yes we also recruit for HITSS. Same research team.

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

@Hasselbeck Thanks Matt! To learn more about DIAGNOSE CTE and many other studies we are recruiting for, you can sign up for the @ConcussionCTEfn research registry here: https://t.co/P5khUBjKRV

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

@0x_5d @AdamSchefter @AP You can sign up for the same research registry as Matt did here: https://t.co/P5khUBjKRV

[John Doherty @JDohertyATCPT]

Doherty | No rest for stories on brain health
https://t.co/gLa5ZierDq @MyPowersHealth @HeartlandSN @go4ellis @leahhopeABC7 @AMJPublicHealth @Sports_Health @okatc_scott @ProFootballHOF @ConcussionCTEfn @NATA1950 @ChrisNowinski1 @robwax @GLATA_updates @iata_in @aaspt_apta

[Ben Coles @bencoles_]

This interview with Phil Vickery was part of a new podcast for @ObserverUK - ‘Hard knocks: the cost of courage’.

It examines the development of science around concussion and the influence of neurologist Paul McCrory, who in 2022 was found to have plagiarised multiple articles and stepped down as chair of the Concussion In Sport Group.

Produced by @JonTomLewis, featuring interviews with @Phil_Vickery, @ChrisNowinski1, @sportsociologis and @sTeamTraen.

Listen here: https://t.co/2iooE8KrI0