Football players, do try to avoid heading for your brain


By AGENCY

Evidence continues to mount that footballers are putting their brain health at risk by doing frequent headers. — dpa

Evidence is mounting that heading a football is linked to brain injury and cognitive decline.

Health researchers in the United States are issuing renewed warnings after scans identified the area just behind the forehead as the region where most damage occurs.

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