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What's the Link Between Sports, Brain Injury and Dementia?

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Last Updated: April 20, 2021 
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Published: April 19, 2021
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RJ Mackenzie

At the British Neuroscience Association's Festival of Neuroscience 2021, Neuroscience News and Research spoke with Imperial College London's Professor David Sharp on the link between sports, head injuries and dementia.


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RJ Mackenzie
RJ is a freelance science writer based in Glasgow. He covers biological and biomedical science, with a focus on the complexities and curiosities of the brain and emerging AI technologies. RJ was a science writer at Technology Networks for six years. RJ has a Master’s degree in Clinical Neurosciences from the University of Cambridge.
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