Longer careers in ice hockey are linked to a greater risk of CTE, a new study finds
NPRLonger careers in ice hockey are linked to a greater risk of CTE, a new study finds toggle caption Patrick Smith/Getty Images For years as the link between American football and the degenerative neurological disease known as CTE has come into focus, research on other sports had lagged behind, even for contact sports like ice hockey. The study, published Tuesday in the journal JAMA Network Open, examined the brains of 77 deceased male ice hockey players, whose experience in the sport ranged from youth hockey through professional play. toggle caption Norman Y. Lono/Getty Images "We know less when it comes to hockey," said Dr. Jesse Mez, a professor of neurology at Boston University and a co-author on the study. "I don't think we're where we need to be yet," said Kerry Goulet, a former professional hockey player who co-founded StopConcussions, an organization that works to mitigate head injuries in hockey and other sports.
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