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Veterans returning from combat show signs of CTE
A 2018 report examined chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head injuries in athletes. The condition is also being found in soldiers returning from combat, raising concerns about the lasting effects of battlefield injuries.
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