In fact, 67 percent of the players found to have mild CTE also had substance abuse problems – and the abuse of some drugs can cause the key physical sign of CTE, deposits of a protein called tau in the brain. By the way, obesity, steroid use, cigarette smoking and chronic stress can also cause many of the physical signs of CTE. For example, 2016 research from the University of British Columbia found that anabolic steroid use causes CTE-like brain changes in mice, while research published in Frontiers in Neuroscience in 2014 found that obesity increases tau deposits in the brain. Were any of those former players obese, smokers or steroid users? Did they experience a lot of stress? We have no idea, because the study either didn’t ask or doesn’t tell us.



That seems like something to latch onto for some.

Do they go into who is behind the plot to destroy football?

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You are simply wrong here. It would be akin to the families of cancer victims from Purdue submitting their bodies to science and concluding attending Purdue predisposes someone to cancer.

People who have CTE are predisposed to becoming professional football players!

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That analogy is only valid if they are somehow excluding those who don't claim to have symptoms. I believe everyone is free to participate that was an NFL player.

It would be like if you did a study on smokers who smoked for 30 years. It's possible that the people that have "no effects" from it are virtually none.

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ok have you ever heard of a control group?

The control group would be people who never played football and I can promise you the numbers will be lower.

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Sums it up nicely .

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Have you ever taken stats? You are simply wrong. The sample must be random, not selective.

What do you mean the sample must be random? They do studies all the time where the control group still has certain common attributes.

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Sure. You can’t conduct an unbiased study by chosing the sample selectively. The brains submitted in this case we’re all volunteered by families of deceased NFL players that thought something was wrong with them mentally. A fair sample would include brains of players where the family suspected nothing. Random would be best. They should also account for other factors—did they play for 15 years in the NFL or only 2? What positions? When did they begin playing? Did they take medications or illegal drugs while playing? Did they drink? How old were they when they died?

One study showed that asbestos miners had higher than average lung cancer. Turns out, over 90% also smoked. Drinking is bad for your liver, but combining with Tylenol makes it worse.

I think football causes CTE. But not in over 99% of the players, as the Boston study extrapolates to.

That isn't entirely true. Many didn't have serious issues. There are many current and recently retired players that are pledging to donate their brains too who aren't reporting major symptoms. Even with that said, there is still value to it. If 100 former smokers suspect they have a disease from it and 100/101 were absolutely correct then that is telling. Now, maybe a larger study would be better but it doesn't make that one useless.

They did do that. It included high school and college only players.

Are you also doubting the asbestos/cancer link? That doesn't seem like a good counterpoint.

They did not do that. That was simply the results of the participants.

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Chris Nowkinski was too dumb to make it as a pro wrestler.

Can't trust anything he says.

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America dominating about 12 people in this thread, as usual.

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Yup. His post about how the brain probably works the same as arm muscles was definitely interesting!

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Its exhausting leash. I cant keep it up but for short bursts before I lose patience.

Take a break. You've earned it.

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Brick showing himself to be experienced in many areas but master of none. Intellectual lightweight and gaffot confirmed

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He's shedding his human veneer and revealing the dirty subhuman lib he's always been. PEE-YEW it sure is nasty.

Maybe I'll hit myself in the head repeatedly because I don't know maybe that actually makes your brain stronger?

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I'll hit you in the head repeatedly with my boot for free

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You couldn't even handle getting banned here. You aren't doing that.

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I say you go all out and put it on the RR tracks.

Haven’t you died in a fire yet? Or at least burned your computer in one?

Meet me IRL and find out bitch.

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Find out what?

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he has some new soy shake he wants you to try