Did rugby give me dementia at 40?
The Naked Scientists Podcast
Dr Chris Smith
4.6 • 957 Ratings
🗓️ 2 May 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | All engine running, |
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| 0:05.0 | Welcome. |
| 0:06.0 | It's the show where we bring science. |
| 0:08.0 | What that essentially means is discovery, |
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| 0:13.4 | Without further ado, this is the Naked Scientists. |
| 0:17.1 | Hello, welcome to the Naked Scientists, |
| 0:18.6 | the program that brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology, |
| 0:22.0 | and medicine. |
| 0:22.8 | With me, Chris Smith, and this week, |
| 0:25.0 | we hear how repeated bumps on the head in sport |
| 0:27.8 | can all add up to dementia later in life. |
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| 0:35.0 | UK. One man who knows this only too well is the former Wales Rugby Union |
| 0:48.4 | International Alex Popum who was diagnosed with early onset dementia in 2020 when he was just 40. |
| 0:55.0 | In the years since his diagnosis Alex has co-founded the Head for Change charity |
| 0:59.5 | which seeks to raise awareness about brain health in sport and he's been telling my colleague |
| 1:03.7 | James Tico about his experience. |
| 1:05.8 | Yeah it's a strange feeling rugby was my life from the age of four and to do and achieve all that I did. I am proud. I just wish I knew what I know now whilst I played the game. |
| 1:21.1 | Rugby is obviously a game all about full physical commitment. |
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