Researchers have uncovered what may be a key molecular mechanism behind the lasting damage done by traumatic brain injury. The researchers are from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The discovery centers on a particular form of a protein that neuroscientists call tau, which has also been associated with Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. Under ordinary conditions, tau is essential to neuron health, but in Alzheimer's ...Saturday, 1 June 2013
Researchers Uncover Details About Traumatic Brain Injury
Researchers have uncovered what may be a key molecular mechanism behind the lasting damage done by traumatic brain injury. The researchers are from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The discovery centers on a particular form of a protein that neuroscientists call tau, which has also been associated with Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. Under ordinary conditions, tau is essential to neuron health, but in Alzheimer's ...
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