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Family Allows Brain to be Studied

In the aftermath of the suicide of Junior Seau the most pressing question was if the family was going to allow researchers to study his brain in-depth.  It has now been reported that the Seau family has agreed to this as Micha...
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Review: Graduate Study Article on CTE

During this tragic time the inbox has been besieged by many stories, questions and information.  One such email came in on Wednesday night; In light of Junior’s death, which dovetails with the Saints bounty fallout, I though...
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Thoughts on Warner, Toomer and Concussions

Even with the recent events of the Junior Seau passing the issue of concussions, CTE, safety, and longevity of the sport have been very much a hot topic.  What hasn’t happened, until recently, is the overt and valuable opini...
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Concussion crusade 1 New guides put spotlight on growing problem

BY BOB ELLIOTT ,TORONTO SUN TORONTO - Sidney Crosby and Chris Pronger. Justin Morneau and Jason Bay. And Aidan Fife of Waterloo. Concussions aren’t restricted to one sport, one level of stardom or one age group. While Cros...
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Concussions: Keith Primeau discusses the dark days

by Alexis Brudnicki on May 4, 2012 *Former NHL Keith Primeau explained the dark days at a concussion education group brought together by Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences at Hockey Hall of Fame.  The  in...
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The Reaction in Media to Seau’s Death

We have seen a snippet of what the former players have said, in this post I will pass along articles and samples of them.  The underlying current is troubling for football.  We have posted and posted and posted about this fro...
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CTE Insight from the Bostonia: but take time to remember the real pioneer

Shortly before this blog began in September of 2010 there was a brilliant article written in Bostonia regarding the work that Boston University was doing.  This article did not fall into my lap until yesterday during the Junio...
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