OJ Simpson's family declines brain donation for CTE research after his death due to prostate cancer.
OJ Simpson's brain will not be donated for CTE research after his death due to prostate cancer. The former NFL star's family has decided to cremate his body instead, according to his lawyer and executor, Malcolm LaVergne. Despite numerous requests from scientists, they chose not to study Simpson's brain for signs of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease that affects many retired football players.
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