A major new study by D. Daneshvar and C. Nowinski et al., published on August 25, 2026, on the prevalence of CTE at death in NFL players added urgency to a question football has faced for two decades: How much risk to the brain are we, as parents, coaches, healthcare professionals, and neuroscientists, willing to accept for the sport that is widely loved?
CTE and Youth Football: What Parents Need to Know About Tackle Football and Brain Health

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