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Study finds 96 percent of former NFL players had brain disease

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A study by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University found that 87 out of 91 former NFL players tested suffered from a brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Added on the 19/09/2015 15:07:27 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media

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