(BOSTON) MARCH 31 – RESEARCHERS AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY THURSDAY ESTABLISHING FOR THE FIRST TIME A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HITS A HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER GETS, AND LATER LIFE IMPAIRMENT.
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MONTENIGRO’S STUDY WAS PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA.
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BU RESEARCHER PHILIP MONTENIGRO SAYS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT RESEARCHERS HAVE FIGURED OUT A WAY TO ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF CAREER HITS A KID GETS AT 7,742.
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BU RESEARCHER PHILIP MONTENIGRO SAYS STUDY IS FIRST TO ESTABLISH A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEAD TRAUMA IN HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND LATER IN LIFE NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE.
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BU RESEARCHERS PHILIP MONTENIGRO SAYS THE MORE HITS A KID GOT IN A GAME THE HIGHER THEIR RISK OF SUFFERING LATER IN LIFE.
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BU RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL PLAY GET A HARD HIT TO THE HEAD 1,000 TIMES A GAME.
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READ THE FULL STUDY HERE.