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Program: New research into impact of soccer heading

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Research shows heading a soccer ball alters the brain's chemistry and electrical activity even when there's no concussion. 

The work published in the journal Sports Medicine - Open, found changes in the brains of players who participated in a study involving relatively small amounts of heading.

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Oliver Lee Young, amateur soccer player
Dr Danielle McCartney, Lambert Institute

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