rachel grashow, director of epidemiological research initiatives at the football players health study at harvard university. doctor grashow, i assume. thank you so much for joining us today. >> yeah, thank you for having me on. >> so, given your research, do you see a potential link between brett favre parkinson's diagnosis and cte? >> well, i can't comment on brett's situation. our heart goes out to his family for sure. we're looking at a different kind of condition, which is called chronic traumatic encephalopathy. and this is a condition that's been linked to head injury when players were, you know, when players were young and played. but that only can be diagnosed after they pass away, and so it's, it's a little bit different than what brett is dealing with, but i think the similarity is that we're talking about diseases that are seen as, sort of at the moment. there are no cures at the moment that are really helpful. they're difficult to diagnose, and in a lot of ways, i think people look for something to do when they get a diagnosis or have a concern like this. and i think we're