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NFL Giving $1 Million to Fund 2 Studies on Cannabinoid Effects on Athletes
The studies will focus on uses for pain management and neuroprotection from concussion in elite football players
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Ex-NFL Player Who Shot 6 in SC Had ‘Unusually Severe' CTE, Brain Autopsy Finds
The former NFL player suspected of fatally shooting six people in South Carolina before killing himself in April suffered from an “unusually severe” form of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, the Boston University doctor who conducted the brain autopsy announced Tuesday.
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A Little Goofy, But a Little Less Impact: NFL Players Try Out Soft Shell Helmet Covers
Five NFL teams and over 200 colleges are using a product called Guardian Caps to help cut down on the impact of blows to the head in practice.