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Former NFL QB Matt Hasselbeck Donates Brain for CTE Research

Former NFL quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has volunteered to donate his brain for CTE research, aiming to help scientists develop methods for diagnosing the neurodegenerative disease in living individuals. Currently, CTE can only be definitively diagnosed through a posthumous examination.

12 Aug, 20:47 — 12 Aug, 20:47
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Former NFL QB Matt Hasselbeck volunteers his brain for CTE research in hopes of finding a diagnosis in the living

For now, CTE can only be diagnosed via a posthumous examination of the brain.

By Jason Owens

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