How do concussions affect the brain?
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How do concussions affect the brain?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 28, 202618 min

Football season is upon us and a new study is making headlines. Researchers found that roughly 1 in 4 NFL players will develop CTE, a neurodegenerative disease, in their lifetime. While most of us are not professional athletes, concussions are still a relatively common injury. Millions of Americans get concussions each year, but the exact number is hard to pin down because many people don’t seek treatment. So what are we learning about how concussions affect the brain? And how are the best practices for treatment changing? To answer those questions and more Flora sits down with Teena She...

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Hey, it's Flora and you're listening to Science Friday. Football season is upon us and a new study is making headlines. Researchers found that roughly one in four NFL players will develop CTE, a neurodegenerative disease of the brain, over their lifetime.

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While most of us are not professional athletes, concussions are still a relatively common injury. I mean, millions of Americans get concussions each year. exact number is hard to pin down because many people don't seek treatment.

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So what are we learning about how concussions affect the brain and how are best practices for treatment changing? Here to answer those questions and more is Dr. Tina Shetty, a former neurologist for the New York Giants and founder of Tina Shetty MD Concussion Clinic in New York.

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