Ann Mckey News Today

particularly in the nfl. i turn my attention to high school players and what concussions can do to their young brains. i met a family who lost their son playing a game he loved. they made the remarkable decision to donate his brain. what scientists are learning from his brain is stunning. number 44, senior nathan styles is a spring hill broncos star runningback. >> if you watch him run, he had a flow about him that was just beautiful. i mean it looked so graceful. >> hes a starter on t...

Chris, and the work that youre doing. and i just wondered, how does that make you feel? >> to be honest, its really -- its very unsettling. its a situation that weve always been concerned that might happen, because we know how destructive cte can be. and although mr. duerson hasnt been diagnosed with that by dr. mckey, i think the odds are that he did have the disease. and if thats the case, its just going to be, you know, its kind of horrifying. >> can you explain, what can you find out from dr...

The abnormal buildup of proteins in specific regions of the brain, causing the brain to function abnormally. >> obviously, this is early on, still, in the whole legacy of this institute. theres going to be a lot of people who have said they will give their brains to science upon their death. what have you seen so far? i mean, is there anything that you can say so far about the results? >> well, i think the results, to me, clearly show that this is far more widespread than we realized or ever wan...