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A collision of American popular culture and public health is on display in the N.F.L.
A collision of American popular culture and public health is on display in the N.F.L.
Many families are engaged in tense debates after a new study found a high percentage of N.F.L. players had developed degenerative brain disease.
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A new study estimates that at least 1 in 4 NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had the neurodegenerative disease. Researchers say the real number may be higher. CNN’s Coy Wire reports.
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At least one in four N.F.L. players, and likely a much higher percentage, had the brain disease when they died. Will anything change?
A new study shows that N.F.L. players have a high risk for developing degenerative brain disease. Does anyone in your family play football? We want to know your thoughts.
The 25 percent estimate is on the “low end”
The study also found that nearly two-thirds of former NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) who donated their brains for the research met the clinical criteria for dementia, and severe CTE was associated with dementia more frequently.
Researchers analyzed 1,712 former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2021.