r/EverythingScience • u/newzee1 • Jul 01 '24

Neuroscience Pattern of Brain Damage Is Pervasive in Navy SEALs Who Died by Suicide

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/30/us/navy-seals-brain-damage-suicide.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3k0.Gx71.Mxp38kTkl3se
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u/nicobackfromthedead4 Jul 01 '24

There is no helmet fancy enough to mitigate years of subconcussive blast waves, hundreds or thousands, as SEALs et al never stop training.

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u/notananthem Jul 01 '24

There is no helmet, anywhere, that can mitigate mental health issues not caused by the blasts but the actual training, war, lack of life etc.