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

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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 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.
NFL-At least one-in-four former players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study shows
NEW YORK, Aug 25 : 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.Out of the 878 former players who died during that time frame, 235 donated their brains, researchers said, with 215 of those do
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At least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds
Playing football has long been linked to the brain disease known as CTE, but how prevalent it is is still unknown. A new study of former NFL players who died recently found that at least 25% had CTE.
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