Research suggests a relationship between repetitive or severe traumatic brain injury and abnormal amyloidbeta accumulation . Amyloid-beta is a molecule not normally found in the brains of young patients .
Amyloid-beta
Recurrent Brain Trauma May Increase Alzheimer ’ s Risk
Research suggests a relationship between repetitive or severe traumatic brain injury and abnormal amyloidbeta accumulation . Amyloid-beta is a molecule not normally found in the brains of young patients .
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New research finds that the brains of otherwise healthy military personnel who are exposed to explosions show an abnormal brain accumulation of amyloid-beta protein — a protein that plays a role in the development of Alzheimer ’ s disease . The results of the study were published in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).
Research over the last several decades suggests that there might be a relationship between repetitive or severe traumatic brain injury ( TBI ) and abnormal amyloid-beta accumulation . Certain forms of amyloid-beta can accumulate into tangles and plaques in the brain which can lead to cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer ’ s disease .
“ Amyloid-beta is a molecule not normally found in the brains of young patients ,” said study author Carlos Leiva-Salinas , M . D ., Ph . D ., M . B . A ., associate professor