National Sports Brain Bank research in Pittsburgh
Former Steelers Jerome Bettis and Merril Hoge will participate in a new research effort to study effects of contact sports on the brain.
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Former Steelers Jerome Bettis and Merril Hoge will participate in a new research effort to study effects of contact sports on the brain.
CTE is degeneration of the brain caused by repeated trauma to the head.
According to a recent UC Davis study, having high blood pressure in your 30s is linked to worse brain health around the age of 75, especially in males.
The researchers were able to find brain signals which do not normally get detected in MRI scans.
Where dr. douglas smith lead doctor for brain study and repair. >> i sent a team to to look at these patients. a lot of the neurological symptoms that were examined were impressing our team members. then sometime i think in october each one of the team members just said what they thought from their own specialty perspective. and 100% really felt there was something there. >> so they were skeptical going into it but every single one of them felt there was something there? >> absolutely. my opinion, and i think all the team members opinions are that there is something there. >> dr. smith and his...