Sports Brain Bank to study effect of head injuries

Former rugby player Peter FitzSimons

Former rugby player Peter FitzSimons Source: AAP

Former athletes from contact sports are being urged to donate their brains to help scientists better understand the links between concussion and degenerative brain disease. A growing body of research shows repeated concussions can have significant effects on the brain decades later.



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