Risk of brain damage in college football players, even among those without concussions
Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 18:10
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have found that football players may suffer long-term brain changes even in the absence of concussion. In a study of 67 college football players, researchers found that the more hits to the head a player absorbed, the higher the levels of a particular brain protein that's known to leak into the bloodstream after a head injury.