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Can Head Injuries Increase Risk For Some Diseases?

#AskStevenWilder In a recent press release from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), UCLA scientists announce they have found a link between head injuries and an increased risk of developing neurological and psychiatric disorders. This important discovery could help researchers identify new ways to fight disease. Researchers identified what they termed as “master genes” that are responsible for controlling hundreds of other genes. The genes controlled by these master genes are linked to several diseases and disorders including: Autism Schizophrenia Post-traumatic stress disorder Depression Alzheimer’s disease Stroke Parkinson’s disease Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder The UCLA biologists discovered that when a person ... Read more