Former professional football players who reported experiencing concussion symptoms during their playing careers were found to perform worse on a battery of cognitive tests than non-players, according to a study led by Mass ...
Mar 3, 2023
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During the past 17 years, there has been a remarkable increase in scientific research concerning chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) with researchers at the BU CTE Center at the forefront. While some sports organizations ...
Feb 10, 2023
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Many football fans fondly remember Rick Arrington as the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback from 1970 to 1973, but his daughter's memories are tainted by years spent watching her dad suffer from late-stage chronic traumatic ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Researchers at Boston University found CTE in 92% of former NFL players who were analyzed, the institution said in an update of its study.
Feb 8, 2023
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The chance that former professional football players will be diagnosed with high blood pressure—a known risk factor for cardiovascular and cognitive dysfunction—rises in step with the number of concussions the athletes ...
Feb 7, 2023
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A study of retired professional football players by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found that their cognitive abilities did not differ significantly from a control group of similarly aged men who did not ...
Feb 2, 2023
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Erling Haaland or Harry Kane? Mo Salah or Marcus Rashford? Use the "triple captain" chip or save it?
Jan 24, 2023
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Elite male soccer players have a lower risk of alcohol- and drug-related disorders than men from the general population, but this protective effect was seen only for those who first played in the 1960s and later, not for ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Former professional football players—particularly linemen—are more likely than nonplayers with similar demographic characteristics to develop diseases typically associated with advanced age when significantly younger, ...
Dec 8, 2022
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The proportion of hamstring injuries and associated days away from match play among male professional European footballers has doubled over the past 20 years, finds research published online in the British Journal of Sports ...
Dec 6, 2022
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