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Tangles found in NFL player's brain

Tangles found in NFL player's brain

His was a suicide with a macabre twist. In February, former Chicago Bears safety David Duerson shot himself in the chest, but not before leaving behind a note requesting his brain be studied for evidence of a disease striking football players.

 

Duerson's kin donating his brain for research

Duerson's kin donating his brain for research

The family of former Bears safety Dave Duerson has agreed to donate his brain for research into chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a condition linked to athletes who have sustained repeated concussions....

 

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