Soccer Players 50% More Likely To Develop Dementia

Jimmy Briand comments for Amazon Prime Video the Ligue 1 match between Stade Rennais and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Roazhon Park stadium on January 15, 2023, in Rennes, France. Rates of the memory-robbing condition are higher than in the general population in development of dementia. JEAN CATUFFE/SWNS TALKER 

Soccer players are 50 percent more likely to develop dementia, according to new research in The Lancet Public Health.

Rates of the memory-robbing condition are higher than in the general population, say scientists.