What BU is discovering about concussion-related brain disease
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Brett Favre’s Parkinson’s diagnosis raises questions about football and brain damage
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Younger athletes at risk of chronic brain injuries, study finds
WBUR | Young contact-sport athletes are at risk of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative disease of the brain often caused by repeated hits to the head, according to a new study. Read more.
Aaron Hernandez, infamous ex-Patriots star, sounded upbeat in final prison calls before suicide
WBUR and Boston Globe | Days before his suicide, former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez sounded triumphant in phone calls from prison, buoyed by a recent acquittal in his double murder trial that had him imagining a life outside bars, cleared of all criminal charges. Read more.
NPR’s Radio Boston Interview with Dr. Stern and ESPN’s Steve Fainaru About the New CTE Grant
“In 2012, the National Football League announced that it would contribute $30 million dollars to fund research on the effects of concussions on football players. Boston University was to receive much of that grant. Now, ESPN is reporting that the NFL is backing out of that commitment, after taking issue with the BU study’s lead […]