Findings by a Glasgow Uni boffin has shed more light on the potential reasons why former ex-pro footballers experience higher risk of dementia.
A new study has found that there is no evidence that health and lifestyle risk factors are responsible for the increased dementia risk found in former professional footballers.
The newest research focusses on data from the electronic health records of almost 12,000 former professional football players and almost 36,000 matched population controls in Scotland. This latest study builds on previous FIELD study research, which in 2019 demonstrated that former professional footballers had a 3.5 times higher rate of death from neurodegenerative disease.
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This study underscores the need for ongoing efforts to reduce repetitive head impacts and improve head injury management in sports to mitigate dementia risk among athletes.
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