New Study Links Athletes' Repetitive Head Injuries to Degenerative Brain Disease
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A 2012 Boston University study of the brains of deceased athletes linked repetitive head injuries to a degenerative brain disease called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. PBS NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown talks to Dr. Ann McKee, one of the lead researchers, and ESPN's Mark Fainaru-Wada about the evidence.
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7 min 32 sec
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