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Autopsy Study Detects Neurodegenerative Disease Features in 99% of NFL Player Brains
A study of 202 deceased football players' brains has found that 87% of participants demonstrated features of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated head trauma. 99% of the National Football League (NFL) players in the study demonstrated the same CTE features. The brains studied were donated for research following the football players' development [...]