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NEWS ABOUT: chronic traumatic encephalopathy

chronic traumatic encephalopathy stories: 3 news summaries
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 Dog Fighting, Football 
 Share Brutal Similarities 

We despise one and love the other. But willful injury is inherent to both

Oct 13, 09 5:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Malcolm Gladwell is serious when he asks the question, in the New Yorker, whether football is really any different from dog fighting. He doesn't just mean that both inflict grievous injury to combatants—though the brain damage sustained by football linemen takes considerably longer to kill them—but that there... More »

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NFL • Michael Vick • football • Malcolm Gladwell • dog fighting • chronic traumatic encephalopathy • linemen

 NFL Stars Donate 
 Brains to Science 

After death, players' brains will be used to help research into concussion injuries

Sep 15, 09 2:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three NFL players have agreed to donate their brains after they die to help scientists better understand sports brain injuries, HealthDay reports. Matt Birk of the Baltimore Ravens, Lofa Tatupu of the Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals' Sean Morey are the first active NFL players to join the brain... More »

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NFL • Arizona Cardinals • brain • Baltimore Ravens • concussions • Seattle Seahawks • sports injuries • Lofa Tatupu • chronic traumatic encephalopathy • football player • Matt Birk • Sean Morey

(Newser) - A sixth former NFL player has been diagnosed posthumously with a rare brain disease, lending credence to claims that concussions sustained playing football can have a cumulative, even deadly, effect, the Tampa Tribune reports. Tom McHale, who played for the Buccaneers, died from an overdose of painkillers and cocaine... More »

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NFL • football • concussions • Tampa Bay Buccaneers • brain injuries • scientific study • medical study • head injuries • Tom McHale • chronic traumatic encephalopathy

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