Study reveals elusive brain damage in retired NFL players, could lead to disease diagnosis before death
According to a report from Frontline , researchers at UCLA have made a groundbreaking discovery, diagnosing a brain disease in living patients — a disease that so far has only been verifiable by an autopsy. The disease, called Chronic traumatic Encephalopathy, is marked by the accumulation of a protein that causes degenerative brain damage. Frontline reports that UCLA used a proprietary brain-imaging tool to examine former Vikings linebacker Fred McNeill, former back-up quarterback Wayne Clark, and three other unidentified players. Their brain scans revealed a buildup of the brain-damaging protein, which was “concentrated in areas that control memory, emotions, and other functions,” in a consistent pattern with those identified in… Continue reading…
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Study reveals elusive brain damage in retired NFL players, could lead to disease diagnosis before death
