As another major medical institution acknowledged the link between concussions and C.T.E., a group of scientists who guide many of sports’ top governing organizations dismissed the research at its conference.
Tag: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
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Why the Family of an NFL Player Is Suing a Real Housewives Star
She lost her only son, a former N.F.L. player. A settlement would have provided some solace, but even that was taken away.
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At Least 4 Players on Alabama’s ’60s Football Teams Had CTE
At least four fixtures of Alabama’s great teams of the 1960s had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., at their deaths. Researchers expect it in other players, too.
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The M.M.A. Doctor’s Dilemma: To Stop or Not to Stop the Fight
As combat sports grow in popularity, ringside physicians grapple with the precarious ethics of their role.
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Does Soccer Still Need Headers?
New rules, new science and new tactics are already beginning to push heading out of the game. But doing so could have unintended consequences.