Non-concussive head impacts sustained during American football correlate with changes in gut microbiome diversity and composition (IMAGE)

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Non-concussive head impacts sustained during American football correlate with changes in gut microbiome diversity and composition

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Colgate University football player Zachary Pelland rushes the passer in a fall 2023 Patriot League game. Zack is co-first author of this paper investigating links between non-concussive head impacts in American football players and changes in the gut microbiome.

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Rich Barnes / Colgate Athletics, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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