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CTE diagnosed in a female professional athlete for the first time (www.nbcnews.com)

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The disease was diagnosed in the Australian rules footballer Heather Anderson, who died at age 28 in November, a paper outlining the postmortem analysis said.

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[–] Dav@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For the unaware that haven’t clicked the link:
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a brain condition thought to be linked to repeated head injuries and blows to the head.