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One-Third of Former Football Players Believe They Have Degenerative Brain Disease CTE, New Report Finds
and whether the CTE was directly attributed to their time playing football or another cause. "A key takeaway from this study is that many conditions common to former NFL players such as sleep ...
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Frank Wycheck, late Titans star, diagnosed with CTE after death, family reveals
Former Tennessee Titans tight end Frank Wycheck was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) more than a year ... careers in professional contact sports," Nowell said.
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NFL’s Frank Wycheck Posthumously Diagnosed With CTE
The condition is rare in the general population, but those who play contact sports such as football are vulnerable. While CTE can be suspected ... ruled as his primary cause of death.
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CTE study of 77 dead hockey players: Risk for brain disease increased with each year played
ice hockey is the third major sport to show a dose-response relationship between years of play and CTE risk, further strengthening the evidence that repetitive head impacts cause CTE. The risk for ...
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Study finds longer careers in ice hockey are linked to a greater risk of CTE
It affects athletes in one of the biggest winter sports. NPR's Becky Sullivan reports. BECKY SULLIVAN, BYLINE: The factors that cause CTE - or chronic traumatic encephalopathy - aren't unique to ...