Professional football players may have an increased risk of later dying from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and ALS, according to a new study in the journal Neurology. Everett Lehman, a researcher at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and co-author of the study, discusses the findings.
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Everett Lehman
Everett Lehman is an occupational epidemiologist in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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