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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Helmet designs can reduce concussion risk by 50 percent, study shows

Daily Free Press Admin February 10, 2014

You’ve seen it all over the news lately: concussions pose a serious risk, especially for football players. Not only are they dangerous injuries immediately, but repeated blows to the head can have serious...

BUSM researchers link contact sports to brain disease

Daily Free Press Admin December 6, 2012

Researchers at the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy published the largest case study to date describing 68 cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in deceased athletes...

Seau family considering brain donation to BU, still undecided

Daily Free Press Admin May 9, 2012

Junior Seau’s family is determining whether or not they will donate his brain for research, which could shed light on the cause of the retired National Football League player’s May 2 death. “The...

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