Study identifies potential link between Soldiers exposed to blasts, Alzheimer's (IMAGE)

U.S. Army Research Laboratory

Study identifies potential link between Soldiers exposed to blasts, Alzheimer's

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Army-funded researchers finds that Soldiers' increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease is likely rooted in the alterations to the tiny connections between neurons in the hippocampus instigated by blast exposures.

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UNC Pembroke

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