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·August 30, 2019·8 min read

Number of years in NFL plus certain positions portend greater risk for cognitive and mental health problems

Longer career length and playing specific positions put NFL players at greater risk of developing cognitive problems and mental health issues. Playing for 10 or more seasons increased the risks for depression, anxiety, and cognitive impairment twice as much than those who played for a single season. For every five seasons of play, the risks increase 20% for cognitive impairment. Those most at risk are running backs, linebackers and those who played special teams positions.

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·February 8, 2017·4 min read

Designer Compound May Untangle Damage Leading to Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers report a new compound could help prevent and may even reverse some of the brain injury caused by the Tau protein in dementia.

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·November 19, 2018·6 min read

Playing High School Football Changes the Teenage Brain

Researchers say a single season of playing high school football is all it takes to cause microscopic alterations to the structure of the brain.

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·November 5, 2018·3 min read

Genetic Risk Factor for CTE Detected

A new study identifies a genetic mutation that may influence the severity of CTE.

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·February 12, 2023·5 min read

For Former Football Players, Concussion and Hypertension Go Hand in Hand

The chance a former football player will be diagnosed with hypertension when they retire rises in step with the number of concussions they experienced during their career. High blood pressure may be another driver of cognitive decline in conjunction with repeated TBI for football players. However, controlling blood pressure could help slow both cardiovascular and cognitive decline.

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·September 27, 2016·6 min read

Experimental Imaging Agent Reveals Concussion Related CTE in Living Brain

Researchers use an experimental PET scan tracer to effectively find brain protein deposits specific to CTE in the brain of a retired NFL player.

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·April 7, 2021·4 min read

Memory and Executive Function Symptoms More Accurate for Predicting CTE Than Mood and Behavior

Cognitive symptoms such as problems with memory and executive function, but not mood or motor disorders, were associated with CTE pathology. The findings advance the ability to diagnose CTE in living people. Until now, post mortem analysis was the only reliable method to detect CTE.

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·April 20, 2022·7 min read

Study of Former Notre Dame Football Players Finds College Players More Likely to Have Brain Disorders

College football players are 5 times more likely to report cognitive impairment, 2.5 times more likely to experience recurrent headaches, and 65% more likely to have cardiovascular problems in their lifetime than their non-football playing peers. Additionally, mortality from brain and other nervous system cancers was 4 times higher in former college football players than the general population.

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·November 29, 2016·7 min read

Evidence Of Brain Injury Found In Young NFL Players

Researchers observe white matter changes in NFL football players who reported concussions.

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·May 11, 2016·3 min read

Fruit Flies May Help Us Develop a Better Understanding of Brain Injuries

A new study suggest using fruit flies as models for TBI could hold the key for identifying genes and pathways to promote repair and minimize damage to the nervous system.

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·November 23, 2015·4 min read

Studying TBI With Help of Wireless Implant

Researchers have developed a new system to record how brain tissue deforms when subjected to the kind of shock that causes blast-induced trauma commonly seen in combat veterans.

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·August 28, 2023·4 min read

41% of Young Athletes Show Signs of CTE

A new study reveals alarming rates of CTE among young athletes under 30, including the first American woman athlete diagnosed with the condition. The study found that 41.4% of the athletes examined had neuropathological evidence of CTE, a degenerative brain disease caused by repetitive head impacts (RHI).

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Number of years in NFL plus certain positions portend greater risk for cognitive and mental health problems

Designer Compound May Untangle Damage Leading to Alzheimer’s Disease

Playing High School Football Changes the Teenage Brain

Genetic Risk Factor for CTE Detected

For Former Football Players, Concussion and Hypertension Go Hand in Hand

Experimental Imaging Agent Reveals Concussion Related CTE in Living Brain

Memory and Executive Function Symptoms More Accurate for Predicting CTE Than Mood and Behavior

Study of Former Notre Dame Football Players Finds College Players More Likely to Have Brain Disorders

Evidence Of Brain Injury Found In Young NFL Players

Fruit Flies May Help Us Develop a Better Understanding of Brain Injuries

Studying TBI With Help of Wireless Implant

41% of Young Athletes Show Signs of CTE

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