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England Rugby League star donates brain to science

James Graham is hoping the move will reveal more about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease thought to be linked to repeated head blows [Courtesy]

England Rugby League star James Graham has donated his brain to science to help fight the condition which killed footballer Jeff Astle.

Graham, 33, is believed to be the first sportsman still playing to sign over his brain.

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