Research has shown that former professional footballers are five times as likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s.
This is thought to be due to repeated heading of the ball causing damage to the brain over time. But little is known about exactly when players start to show signs of the disease and even less about the effects in women as the majority of research has focussed on men.
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