Last month, the NFL admitted for the first time that football collisions are linked to brain damage. It’s something researchers have documented for years.
Now, new research shows a surprising way to possibly reduce the brain-damaging effects of head trauma: an ingredient in fish oil.
From the Here & Now contributor network, Texas Standard’s Lauren Silverman reports.
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- Lauren Silverman, reporter for KERA and the reporting project Texas Standard. She tweets @lsilverwoman.
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