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Can I have your brain? The quest for truth on concussions and CTE Chris Nowinski

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Mar 19, 201800:11:10Health

Something strange and deadly is happening inside the brains of top athletes -- a degenerative condition, possibly linked to concussions, that causes dementia, psychosis and far-too-early death. It's called chronic trauma...

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