{
  "id": 5772439,
  "title": "NFL settlement testing may miss measurable cognitive decline in players with advanced CTE",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/nfl-settlement-testing-may-miss-measurable-cognitive-decline-in",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-05T12:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-nfl-settlement-cognitive-decline-players.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Researchers at Boston University have completed the largest study to date characterizing the cognitive symptoms of NFL players with confirmed chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) who underwent neuropsychological tests while alive. CTE is a neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated head impacts that cannot yet be diagnosed accurately during life, in part because its specific symptoms need to…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}