New study ties high CTE risk to former NFL players, urges safer head-impact limits
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A British Medical Journal study of 878 former NFL players who died from 2016–2021 found 215 of 235 brain donors had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The researchers estimate CTE prevalence among all decedents ranged from 24.5% (minimum) to 97.7% (maximum), underscoring a higher risk of neurodegenerative disease and dementia in this population and urging the NFL to reduce repetitive head impacts across levels of play.
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