UCLA cell study reveals how head injuries lead to serious brain diseases

The biologists found that hundreds of genes are adversely affected by mild traumatic brain injury, such as a concussion. These altered genes can later lead to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other diseases.

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Arneson, D., Zhang, G., Ying, Z. et al. Single cell molecular alterations reveal target cells and pathways of concussive brain injury. Nat Commun 9, 3894 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06222-0

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