May 25, 2013

NFL: Specter of CTE weighs on Ravens, 49ers’ minds

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Former QB Ray Lucas surrounded by a collection of supplements that he now takes to keep his depression, anger and other injury-related symptoms under control.(Photo: Todd Plitt, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Many players preparing for the Super Bowl are already concerned about the effects of CTE. Junior Seau’s suicide alarmed many players, including former [...]

NFL: Study gives hope for brain disease treatment

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Fans pause for a moment for Junior Seau before a game against the Orleans Saints in the first half at Gillette Stadium on August 9, 2012 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (August 8, 2012 – Source: Jim Rogash/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) —- The new research comes too late for Junior Seau, but in [...]

NFL: Junior Seau had brain disease CTE

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Fans pause for a moment for Junior Seau before a game against the Orleans Saints in the first half at Gillette Stadium on August 9, 2012 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (August 8, 2012 – Source: Jim Rogash/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) — Junior Seau, one of the NFL’s best and fiercest players for nearly [...]

NFL: Brain tissue from former NFL star Seau to be studied for damage

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(Reuters) – Tissue from the brain of former San Diego Chargers star Junior Seau, who committed suicide in May, has been sent to the National Institutes of Health for analysis amid growing concerns over the long-term effects of football-related head injuries. The brain sample was sent to the NIH, the U.S. government’s primary biomedical research [...]