Gerontology & Geriatrics

Do former football players age faster?

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, ...

Neuroscience

NFL players face 4 times the odds of ALS

NFL players are four times more likely to die of Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) than other people, new research finds, adding to known links between football-related head injuries and brain diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's ...

Health

Study points to health disparities among former NFL players

A career in professional football may yield an array of health benefits that extend beyond playing years: NFL players engage in vigorous training, tend to be more educated than other men in the U.S. and have higher median ...

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