Neurodegenerative Mortality May Be Higher in NFL Players - Quiz - MDSpire
Coming Soon: Introducing MDSpire News. Learn more
Conexiant’s news site is now MDSpire News. Learn more

Neurodegenerative Mortality May Be Higher in NFL Players

The largest study of former National Football League players found excess persisted even after accounting for the lower overall mortality associated with elite athletic participation.

  • By

  • Andrea Surnit

  • July 15, 2026

  • 4 min

Share

Original Source(s)

Neurodegenerative Mortality May Be Higher in NFL Players

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • July 15, 2026

Related Content

Neuropsych Factors Linked to Light Sensitivity in TBI

Depression and cognition linked to symptom severity and lens response in traumatic brain injury

No Short-Term Brain Changes in Youth Soccer

Researchers tracked cognitive, behavioral, imaging, and biomarker outcomes in 129 adolescent athletes across one season.

EEG Marker May Predict Consciousness and Recovery

Peripersonal space index was associated with conscious states and outcomes in patients with brain injury