tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054135.post3209427010085274170..comments2023-10-28T11:53:14.579-04:00Comments on BrooklynDodger: Genetics Loads the Gun, Environment Pulls the TriggerBrooklynDodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02282505055049702763noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054135.post-85005407791119617742009-02-03T08:11:00.000-05:002009-02-03T08:11:00.000-05:00The evidence for brain injuries is at best anecdot...The evidence for brain injuries is at best anecdotal, prevalence of personality and neurological deficits not described. If it were true that rate was increased, might be an interaction of steroids and getting pounded in the head.<BR/><BR/>There was a mortality study of NFL requested by the NFLPA and conducted by NIOSH. It wasn't published.BrooklynDodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02282505055049702763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054135.post-18851540568252415502009-02-02T08:20:00.000-05:002009-02-02T08:20:00.000-05:00At our Super Bowl party, we ended up talking about...At our Super Bowl party, we ended up talking about the brain injuries former players have sustained. I wonder if there's a similar factor at play there. There's probably money in studying that too, but who is a good control group for NFL players?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812431874877959608noreply@blogger.com