What is the impact of a traumatic brain injury on the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease?

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By Dr. Bruce Lamb Dr. Bruce Lamb is the Head of the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute at Indiana University, where he studies how a More...

" Studies can show that experiencing a brain injury can lead to an ultimate development of amyloid tau. Following a brain injury there is an induction of this one protein called amyloid precursor protein which then can lead to a build up of amyloid later on. "

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