‘You’re Ruining My Dreams’: C.T.E. Study Adds to Family Tension Over Football

26 août 2026 à 11:06

Many families are engaged in tense debates after a new study found a high percentage of N.F.L. players had developed degenerative brain disease.

For parents, the new C.T.E. study layered fear, uncertainty and guilt onto an already difficult situation.

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5 Takeaways on the Fallout From an Alarming C.T.E. Study

Par : John Branch

25 août 2026 à 15:12

At least one in four N.F.L. players, and likely a much higher percentage, had the brain disease when they died. Will anything change?

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy can be diagnosed only posthumously.

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Former 1500m world champion Jenny Simpson steps away from running after cardiac arrest

Par : Guardian sport and agencies

21 août 2026 à 13:10

39-year-old collapsed during event in June
American won world title in 2011

Former 1500m world champion Jenny Simpson says she will not return to running after she collapsed during a track event in June.

Simpson, a three-time Olympian and one of the most accomplished American female runners in history, was pacing a mile group at an event in North Carolina when she went into cardiac arrest. She was given CPR before she was rushed to hospital, where she was placed on life support due to issues with her heart and lungs.