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Multiple brain injuries seen to increase risk of suicide

Deployed military personnel who’ve had multiple traumatic brain injuries from roadside bombs or other incidents may be at increased risk for suicide, a new study suggests.
16:49 May 15, 2013
Scientists hunt for ways to untangle damage of chronic traumatic encephalopathy

We all have tau in our brains. Normally, it makes up part of the skeleton of our brain cells. But in Alzheimer's disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy and some other conditions, the tau becomes damaged and forms tangles and clumps. Soldiers who have suffered blast injuries are vulnerable to CTE, scientists say.
18:04 May 15, 2013
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St. Louis hospital uses step-by-step approach to triumph over brain injuries
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