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New Study Reveals High Prevalence of CTE in Former NFL Players

A new study by Mass General Brigham has found that at least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease. This alarming statistic highlights a higher prevalence of the disease than previously shown.

25 Aug, 02:30 — 25 Aug, 16:40
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Brain disease in dead NFL players 'higher than previously shown'

A new study says at least one in four ex-NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had a degenerative brain disease but the true figure could be much higher.

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1 in 4 former NFL players who died from 2016 to 2021 had CTE, study estimates - CNN

1 in 4 former NFL players who died from 2016 to 2021 had CTE, study estimates  CNN

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At least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study shows

CTE is a degenerative brain disease that can only definitively be diagnosed after death

By Amy Tennery

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Study Finds at Least a Quarter of Former NFL Players Who Participated Had a Degenerative Brain Disease at Death

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At least one-in-four former players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study shows

At least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 was found to have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a study released on Tuesday.

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