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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

CTE risk identified in another popular sport - and the danger grows with each year of participation

The largest study of former hockey players to date has found that the odds of developing the neurodegenerative disease CTE increased by 34 percent with each year they played the sport.

Researchers said Wednesday that 18 of the 19 National Hockey League players included in the research had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

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