Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
A dramatic study of the brains of deceased NFL players found all but one had CTE, the degenerative disease associated with repeated blows to the head.
Out of the 111 brains studied, 110 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is known to cause memory loss, depression, and dementia.
Take Two spoke with Doctor Daniel Daneshavar, who is part of the team at Boston University that did the research.
"I think that the days are gone where we can pretend that this is not a major issue among professional athletes and individuals with high exposure to repetitive brain trauma."
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