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NFL

awarding GREEN

more than

$35 million

to brain FLIGHT

injury

studies

By BARRY WILNER
AP Pro Football Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL
is awarding more than $35
million in funding to five or-
ganizations conducting re-
search into diagnosis and
treatment of brain injuries.
Through its Scientific Advi-
sory Board established as
part of its “Play Smart. Play
Safe” initiative, the NFL is
awarding grants to investi-
gative teams focusing on
concussions and associ-
ated conditions, including
chronic traumatic enceph-
alopathy (CTE).
Receiving the funding will
be:
—Boston Children’s Hospi-
tal and Harvard Medical
School, led by Dr. William
P. Meehan III, $14,698,132
to “A Prospective, LONGi-
tudinal and Translational
Study for Former National
Football League Players.”
—The University of Pitts-
burgh and University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center,
$6,070,384 to its “Preva-
lence of Brain Health versus
Neurodegeneration in Pro-
fessional Football Retirees”
work.
—The University of Calgary,
led by Dr. Carolyn Emery,
$9,438,473 to “Surveillance Rockets get back to .500,
in High Schools to Reduce
Concussions in Youth.”
—The University of Cal- rout Warriors in Green’s return
ifornia-San Francisco,
led by Dr. Geoff Manley,
$3,454,080 to “Transform- Houston Rockets’ James Ennis III (8) is fouled by Golden State
ing Research and Clinical Warriors’ Draymond Green (23) during the second half of an
Knowledge in Traumatic NBA basketball game Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in Houston. The
Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI Lon- Rockets won 107-86.
gitudinal).”
Associated Press
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