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New research: How head injuries impact young athletes and how to prevent long term effects early

If you're a parent of a kid in any sport, you're always concerned about them getting hurt, or worse, long-term effects. Now, there's new research on the effects of repeated head impact from contact sports on young ones' brains, and it's actually encouraging. Not because of less risk, but because doctors have better information now for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).