https://buffalonews.com/2018/08/07/...onset-dementia-in-21-former-bills-and-sabres/
“News coverage has given the public the impression that CTE is inevitable among professional contact sport athletes,” the researchers wrote. “The results of our comprehensive investigation … do not support this notion.”
"One study, conducted in 2017 by a Rutgers University researcher, found that 38 retired NHL athletes with an average age of 54 showed no evidence of dementia, Leddy said.
In another study completed last year by European researchers, of dozens of former professional rugby players, with an average age of 54, there were no signs of dementia, Leddy said. Those rugby athletes each had an average of about 14 concussions."
"And, based off the UB study, Willer and Leddy said they believe there’s possibly a genetic trigger, or predisposition, that makes some athletes particularly prone to CTE.
“In time, people will begin to realize it’s an important issue, CTE exists, but it’s much more rare than we thought,” Willer said."
“News coverage has given the public the impression that CTE is inevitable among professional contact sport athletes,” the researchers wrote. “The results of our comprehensive investigation … do not support this notion.”
"One study, conducted in 2017 by a Rutgers University researcher, found that 38 retired NHL athletes with an average age of 54 showed no evidence of dementia, Leddy said.
In another study completed last year by European researchers, of dozens of former professional rugby players, with an average age of 54, there were no signs of dementia, Leddy said. Those rugby athletes each had an average of about 14 concussions."
"And, based off the UB study, Willer and Leddy said they believe there’s possibly a genetic trigger, or predisposition, that makes some athletes particularly prone to CTE.
“In time, people will begin to realize it’s an important issue, CTE exists, but it’s much more rare than we thought,” Willer said."
