Many retired NFL players have poor memory and brain shrinkage...
A new study has found that there is a strong link between long-term brain impairments and concussions in retired NFL players....
read moreDegenerative brain condition symptoms seen in retired football players...
Neurologists looked at the brains of 14 retired NFL players and found that they all had a “fingerprint” characteristic of chronic traumatic encephalopathy....
read moreRetired NFL players’ brains show unusual activity
A new study published in “Scientific Reports” found that retired American football players have “profound abnormalities” in brain activity....
read moreIs CTE in the NFL unique?
A new study out of Loyola University Medical Center has found no evidence that retired NFL player suffer a unique cognitive disorder like CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy). Although the results said the NFL players were clearly impaired relative to...
read moreStudy shows CTE in pro, college and high school athletes
A study from the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy shows CTE in 68 cases. Of the 68, 34 were former pro football players, nine only played football in college, and six only played football in...
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