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Latest studies: Brain disease from contact sports more common
Recent brain research appears to suggest CTE is prevalent among people who played any contact sport, not just former NFL players, whose diagnoses with CTE often dominate headlines.
NFL acknowledges, for first time, link between football, brain disease
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NFL acknowledges, for first time, link between football, brain disease
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