Footballs should be sold with health warning, says dementia expert
3 years, 4 months ago

Footballs should be sold with health warning, says dementia expert

The Hindu  

The risk of developing neurodegenerative disease in former professional football players varies by position and career length but not by playing era, according to a landmark study. Research from Professor Willie Stewart, who leads the FIELD study, previously found that former footballers are 3.5 times more likely to die with dementia than the general public. "With the current data, we're now at the point to suggest that football should be sold with a health warning saying repeated heading in football may lead to an increased risk of dementia," Stewart said. Last week, the Football Association, Premier League and other governing bodies announced guidelines limiting "high-impact" headers to 10 per week in training from the 2021-22 season.

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A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find
3 months ago

A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find

NPR  

A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find toggle caption Jamie Squire/Getty Images One-third of former professional football players reported in a new survey that they believe they have the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The research, published Monday in the medical journal JAMA Neurology, represents one of the broadest …

Dementia among footballers should be classed as industrial injury – Blackford
1 year, 3 months ago

Dementia among footballers should be classed as industrial injury – Blackford

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Ross, Skye, and Lochaber MP called for dementia among footballers to be classified …

Premier League to support new PFA brain health assistance fund
1 year, 3 months ago

Premier League to support new PFA brain health assistance fund

The Hindu  

The Professional Footballers’ Association have created a new fund to assist former players impacted by dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions which will be supported by the Premier League. RELATED | Chelsea defender Colwill looks to cap ‘amazing year’ with England debut “An initial amount of one million pounds will be made available immediately to provide discretionary financial support to former …

Repetitive heading may increase risk of cognitive impairment in later life - FA study
1 year, 5 months ago

Repetitive heading may increase risk of cognitive impairment in later life - FA study

The Hindu  

Researchers have found evidence suggesting that repetitive heading of balls during a professional football career is associated with a higher risk of cognitive impairment in later life, according to a study commissioned by England’s Football Association. “The former professional footballers who took part in the study were asked to recall how many times they headed the ball per typical match …

FA and PFA study finds increased dementia risk in ex-footballers
1 year, 6 months ago

FA and PFA study finds increased dementia risk in ex-footballers

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr Charlotte Cowie, the FA’s head of medicine, told the governing body’s …

Government launches inquiry into link between sport and dementia
1 year, 9 months ago

Government launches inquiry into link between sport and dementia

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It comes …

Footballers at increased risk of developing dementia, finds study
1 year, 9 months ago

Footballers at increased risk of developing dementia, finds study

Firstpost  

Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, published in the Lancet Public Health journal today, found that among male footballers playing in the Swedish top division, 9 per cent were diagnosed with neurodegenerative disease, compared with 6 per cent of the control sample New Delhi: Footballers are one-and-a-half times more likely to develop dementia than the general population, according to …

Scottish football bans heading on day before and after matches
2 years ago

Scottish football bans heading on day before and after matches

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The SFA introduced guidelines limiting heading in children’s and youth football in …

Rugby players 15 times more likely to develop motor neurone disease, new research finds
2 years, 2 months ago

Rugby players 15 times more likely to develop motor neurone disease, new research finds

The Independent  

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Dutch football player developed dementia from his sports career
2 years, 9 months ago

Dutch football player developed dementia from his sports career

NL Times  

Former professional football player Wout Holverda developed severe dementia due to his football career, specialists at Amsterdam UMC established after his death in December. CTE has been linked to severe dementia, mood swings, and depression in people who played football, contact sports like ice hockey and American football, and combat sports. Football unions have long assumed that blows from headers …

Op-Ed: 5 steps to protect football players’ brains and keep the sport alive
3 years, 3 months ago

Op-Ed: 5 steps to protect football players’ brains and keep the sport alive

LA Times  

Helmet technology is improving, but football players are also bigger than ever and colliding with more force. Having represented professional athletes since 1975, I’ve been worrying about football players’ health since long before the first diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a former NFL player, in 2002. The best way to keep football alive is to ensure standardized safety protocols …

Ex-England international Chris Sutton accuses football authorities of neglecting issue of brain injuries
3 years, 9 months ago

Ex-England international Chris Sutton accuses football authorities of neglecting issue of brain injuries

Firstpost  

London: Former England international Chris Sutton has accused football authorities of turning their back on the issue of brain injuries, three months after his father died with dementia. “The fact of the matter is the authorities haven’t done anywhere near enough, they have ignored, they have shunned, they have turned their back on what has been a massive issue,” he …

Gary Lineker to get tested for dementia and urges football to limit heading
3 years, 9 months ago

Gary Lineker to get tested for dementia and urges football to limit heading

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lineker and the sport as a whole has started to take the …

England manager Gareth Southgate to take part in football dementia study
3 years, 10 months ago

England manager Gareth Southgate to take part in football dementia study

Firstpost  

Southgate, who had a long playing career, has volunteered to be part of the HEADING study at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, which is backed by the Football Association. London: England manager Gareth Southgate has revealed he is taking part in a research project looking at possible links between football and dementia. The HEADING study is looking …

World sport braced for lawsuit frenzy over head injury neglect
4 years ago

World sport braced for lawsuit frenzy over head injury neglect

Daily Mail  

World sport is braced for a deluge of rugby-style lawsuits over head injury neglect. Ex-England and Bath flanker Michael Lipman is one of the test subjects in upcoming research after being diagnosed with a degenerative brain condition due to sport Even non-contact sports such as cycling could be liable for how they have mismanaged concussion. Even non-contact sports such as …

Wayne Rooney says English football must follow US example and ban children from heading ball
4 years, 1 month ago

Wayne Rooney says English football must follow US example and ban children from heading ball

Firstpost  

A study carried out in Scotland concluded professional footballers are around three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than the general population. London: England’s record goalscorer Wayne Rooney says children should be banned from heading the ball, following the example of the United States, to reduce the chances of getting dementia later in life. Former Barcelona …

Premier League managers want heading curbed if it leads to dementia - Football News - Sportstar
4 years, 1 month ago

Premier League managers want heading curbed if it leads to dementia - Football News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Players should stop heading the ball in training if research proves it leads to dementia when they are older, several Premier League managers have said since the topic came to the fore following the death of England's Nobby Stiles. “If they find out through the research that heading the ball 10 times during training is going to cause you dementia, …

Premier League Managers Want Heading Curbed if it Leads to Dementia
4 years, 1 month ago

Premier League Managers Want Heading Curbed if it Leads to Dementia

News 18  

Players should stop heading the ball in training if research proves it leads to dementia when they are older, several Premier League managers have said since the topic came to the fore following the death of England’s Nobby Stiles. “If they find out through the research that heading the ball 10 times during training is going to cause you dementia, …

Why football needs a ‘global game approach’ to tackle the risk of degenerative brain disease
4 years, 1 month ago

Why football needs a ‘global game approach’ to tackle the risk of degenerative brain disease

CNN  

CNN — The 1960s were in full swing. “Never did I ever think that football could also give you a brain disease.” ‘Mitigating potential risks’ A study conducted by the University of Glasgow last year revealed that deaths from neurodegenerative disease are around three-and-a-half times higher among former football players than expected. “I think if football doesn’t change, we could …

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