Erich Grau helped pioneer American football in Germany. Now he probably suffers from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The neurodegenerative condition is linked to repeated blows to the head.

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The late Frank Wycheck, who is remembered for the pass that started the iconic "Music City Miracle" play, suffered from an advanced stage of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), researchers said.

But his bleak inner reality seems to have been forged in part by chronic pain.

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Living with a chronic illness in the family is hard. It's even harder if you know that the person you love will get worse and won't recover from their condition. Sadly, it can happen to any family ...

More information: Screening Patients for Physical Inactivity Helps Identify Patients at Risk for Cardiometabolic and Chronic Diseases, Preventing Chronic Disease (2024). Lucas J. Carr et al ...

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Researchers found patients who responded in a survey that they are physically active have a statistically significant lower risk of having 19 chronic conditions. University of Iowa researchers are ...