Interest in CTE and the NFL over time

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is the term used to describe brain degeneration likely caused by repeated head traumas. CTE is a diagnosis made only at autopsy by studying sections of the brain. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy/symptoms-causes/syc-20370921 The signs and symptoms of CTE can include: Despite receiving more attention recently (at least based on Google web Read more…

Another Coffee Study

I’m a religious coffee drinker, so I am always on the lookout for new information that reinforces my belief that coffee is good for you. Here is a new study from Annals of Internal Medicine showing a statistically significant correlation between drinking coffee and  lower all-cause mortality: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M16-2945. The relationship did Read more…