Mackay DF, Russell ER, Stewart K, et al. - Via performing a retrospective cohort study, researchers characterized the incidence of neurodegenerative disease among former professional soccer players. They compared mortality due to neurodegenerative disease among 7,676 former professional soccer players (identified from databases of Scottish players) with that among 23,028 controls from the general population. Death was reported for 1,180 former soccer players (15.4%) and 3,807 controls (16.5%) over a median of 18 years. Former players had lower all-cause mortality relative to controls up to the age of 70 years and was higher thereafter. Overall, higher mortality due to neurodegenerative disease and lower mortality from other common diseases were reported among former Scottish professional soccer players vs matched controls. Relative to controls, former players were prescribed dementia-related medications more frequently.