chronic traumatic encephalopathy

I spoke with Lars Larson on-air about brain injuries in former NFL players, a serious issue with about one-third of these athletes believing they have brain damage and many reporting suicidal thoughts.
We have a culture that completely denies personal responsibility. If we can't control ourselves, we insist that we have a disease. That way, nothing is ever really our fault.
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that 99% of donated brains from people who played in the NFL showed signs of
For more than 25 years, Terry Beasley has been living with riveting pain and constant headaches, horrendous results of his football-playing past. 
A small, yet promising, brain trauma study may someday lead to a time when doctors can forecast which patients who incurred concussions or repeated blows to the head will be at risk for future neurological problems.
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