Heading a soccer ball just once is enough to raise levels of proteins associated with brain damage
Amateur male soccer players had greater changes in certain blood markers associated with neural damage the harder and more frequently they headed balls.
Live Science — 1 June 2026
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Amateur male soccer players had greater changes in certain blood markers associated with neural damage the harder and more frequently they headed balls.
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