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What Now for Bruce Willis after Actor’s Recent Dementia Diagnosis?

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The Brink | Boston University | Less than a year after Bruce Willis’ family shared that the famed actor had the neurological disorder aphasia, they’ve announced that his condition has progressed and that he has a new diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia. Read more.

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BU Finds CTE in Nearly 92 Percent of Ex-NFL Players Studied

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The Brink | Boston University | Setting aside for a moment the hype, the glitz, the money, the commercials, the athleticism, the scoreboard, and the beer, chili, and wings—everything that comprises the NFL’s Super Bowl experience this weekend—the cold, sad truth remains that football is taking a horrible toll on some of its players. The […]

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