Football is here – and so is a new study on CTE
A new study reveals that at least 25% of deceased former NFL players from 2016 to 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head trauma. The findings underscore the serious long-term risks of playing football, though researchers cauti
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