ScienceIs football too dangerous for kids’ brains?
Scientific American reports that a study found CTE—a degenerative brain disease—in one in four professional football players who died between 2016 and 2021.
TLDR
Scientific American describes CTE as rare overall but common among contact-sport athletes. It reports that a study found the disease in one in four professional football players who died between 2016 and 2021, and asks whether what is known about CTE warrants stopping children from playing contact sports.
Is football too dangerous for kids’ brains?
Scientific American reports that a study found CTE—a degenerative brain disease—in one in four professional football players who died between 2016 and 2021.
TLDR
Scientific American describes CTE as rare overall but common among contact-sport athletes. It reports that a study found the disease in one in four professional football players who died between 2016 and 2021, and asks whether what is known about CTE warrants stopping children from playing contact sports.