Tuesday, 29 January 2013

NFL players union funds $100 million Harvard study on injury


New York Giants tackle Sean Lockler is loaded on to a cart after suffering an injury against the Washington Redskins in the second half of their NFL football game in Landover, Maryland December 3, 2012. REUTERS/Gary Cameron BOSTON (Reuters) - The union that represents U.S. professional football players has given Harvard University a $100 million grant for a study of the range of health problems, from brain damage to heart conditions, that affect current and former players. Researchers with Harvard Medical School plan to spend a decade studying hundreds of former players who are members of the National Football League Players Association, university officials said on Tuesday. The aim is to develop strategies to limit the long-term damage that players suffer from years of hits on the field. ...








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