A study by the Australian Sports Brain Bank has found that 31 rugby league players in Australia were diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. According to the ABC, the findings included players in their 20s, 30s and 40s. CTE, which is linked to repeated head impacts, can only be definitively diagnosed after death. Of the 51 rugby league players examined in the study, more than half were found to have the disease.
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