Traumatic head injuries from collision and combat sports disrupt the blood-brain barrier and trigger inflammation for years after retirement, shows a new MRI and transcriptomic analysis of retired athletes.

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Sci. Transl. Med. 18, eadu6037 (2026). DOI:10.1126/scitranslmed.adu6037

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