NFL players 4 times more likely to die of brain disease, study finds — Harvard Gazette
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Despite living longer overall, research suggests that the group's neurodegenerative mortality risk is dramatically elevated.
  • MurrayL@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    researchers looked at health records of 19,824 NFL players who competed between 1960 and 2019

    I suppose it’ll be interesting to see if these rates decline for more recent players as a result of the equipment and rules changes that the NFL continues to introduce.