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More information on the brain and CTE.

BOSTON (AP) — Two more retired football stars have pledged their brains to research. Two-time Super Bowl champion Leonard Marshall and three-time Pro Bowl selection Matt Hasselbeck say they will donate their brains to the Concussion Legacy Foundation for research into chronic traumatic encephalopathy. ...

BOSTON (AP) — Boston University researchers will study Aaron Hernandez's brain to determine if the former NFL star suffered from the same degenerative brain disease as Hall of Famer Junior Seau and former Bears defensive back Dave Duerson, who also took their own lives...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Former Trail Blazer Cliff Robinson says he is recovering from a "minor brain hemorrhage." Last week, Robinson's family disclosed that the 50-year-old former forward was being treated at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center...

LONDON (AP) — A British study has highlighted degenerative brain damage from repeated blows to the head in a small number of retired soccer players who developed dementia. Fourteen former players were part of the research that began around 40 years ago, and six brains, which underwent post-mortem examinations, had signs of Alzheimer's disease. ...

On the contentious issue of concussions, the NFL has relented on a once-steadfast stance. Yes, the league acknowledged publicly for the first time, there is a connection between football and the devastating brain disease known as CTE. The NFL backed Tuesday the comments made at a congressional panel by Jeff Miller, the league's senior vice president for health and safety, that his surprising words