Update on CTE study discovers brain disease in 92% of ex-NFL players analyzed
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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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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A particular brain wave may help diagnose concussions in high school football players and predict when it's safe for them to return to play, new research suggests.
Oct 27, 2022
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As someone who has been researching, writing and teaching about women's and girls sports for the past 15 years, I wasn't surprised by the recent revelations of sexual and verbal abuse by National Women's Soccer League coaches.
Oct 19, 2022
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Tackling drills are typically a staple of high school football practices, but new research suggests dropping them from training might cut the risk of head hits.
Oct 13, 2022
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