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NFL players 4 times more likely to die of brain disease, study finds (news.harvard.edu)
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[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

researchers looked at health records of 19,824 NFL players who competed between 1960 and 2019

I suppose it’ll be interesting to see if these rates decline for more recent players as a result of the equipment and rules changes that the NFL continues to introduce.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 15 hours ago

Also removing lead gasoline from the equation.