repetitive head impacts

Soccer heading and white matter microstructural changes: a two-year longitudinal cohort study

Authors: Bluyé DeMessie, Molly F Charney, Roman Fleysher, Kenny Q Ye, Mimi Kim, Walter F Stewart, Molly E Zimmerman, Thomas W Kaminski, Richard B Lipton, Michael L Lipton

Journal: Brain Imaging and Behavior

Year Published: 2026

Soccer is played by over 265 million people worldwide, with repetitive head impacts from ball heading being common practice. However, the long-term neurological effects of such impacts on amateur players remain poorly understood. This two-year longitudinal […]

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