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Brain Disease Is Pervasive in N.F.L., New Estimate Suggests

Using statistical techniques, a new study has arrived at a harrowing estimate: Three of four retired pro football players most likely had C.T.E. at death.

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Junior Seau, No. 55, during a San Diego Chargers game in 2002 against the San Francisco 49ers. His family donated his brain to research after his death in 2012, and he was later diagnosed with C.T.E.

What Happened to the Neanderthals?

26 October 2026 at 12:00
Scientists now know that they shared many of the sophisticated abilities of Homo sapiens. So why are we the only humans left standing?

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