Forget concussions. The real risk of CTE comes from repeated hits to the head, study shows

For more than a decade, researchers trying to make sense of the mysterious degenerative brain disease afflicting football players and other contact-sport athletes have focused on the threat posed by concussions. But new research suggests that attention was misguided.Instead of concerning themselves...

Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - January 19, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news