More Evidence Contact Sports Can Affect the Brain
Some changes in structure, chemistry seen in college athletes who take hits during play
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Playing contact sports like football or ice hockey can alter the structure and function of the brain, Canadian researchers report.
Brain scans showed that these changes were particularly pronounced in sports that have the greatest risk of body contact.
https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_167951.html
