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New study suggests 3 in 4 former NFL players who died from 2008 to 2023 had CTE
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A new study published in JAMA Network Open estimates that about 3 in 4 former National Football League players who died between 2008 and 2023 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Researchers adjusted for selection bias in brain donations to calculate the prevalence across both donor and non-donor players who died during that timeframe.
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The research provides a broader statistical estimate of a progressive neurodegenerative disease among former professional football players by accounting for why families choose to donate brains for research.
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OrganizationNational Death Index“Source of death records used by researchers”OrganizationNational Football League“Professional sports league whose former players were the subject of the CTE stud”PersonJulie Stamm“Clinical assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison commenting o”OrganizationBoston University“Institution where the CTE Center is located”PersonYorghos Tripodis“Researcher from Boston University's CTE Center who worked on the study”OrganizationHarvard University“Institution where Dr. Rachel Grashow works”OrganizationJAMA Network Open“Journal that published the study”OrganizationUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison“Institution where Dr. Julie Stamm works”PersonRachel Grashow“Senior research scientist at Harvard University commenting on the study”