Repeated head impacts cause early neuron loss and inflammation in young athletes | The Highland County Press

Repeated head impacts cause early neuron loss and inflammation in young athletes | The Highland County Press

Research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that repeated head impacts from contact sports can cause early and lasting changes in the brains of young- to middle-aged athletes. The findings show that these changes may occur years before chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) develops its hallmark disease features, which can now only be detected by examining brain tissue after death.