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Study links veterans’ traumatic brain injuries to Alzheimer’s – Los Angeles Times


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Study links veterans’ traumatic brain injuries to Alzheimer’s
Los Angeles Times
A new study of nearly 200,000 older military veterans has found that those with traumatic brain injuries are 60% more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. The study, published online Wednesday in the journal Neurology, adds
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Brain injury tied to dementia among military vets, reports study
Tech Times
While studies have previously corroborated head injuries, especially in boxers, contributing to dementia and Alzheimer’s later in life, this study is the first one to specifically discuss the role of military and combat with later life health consequences.
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Brain injury in veterans tied to higher Alzheimer’s risk
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Although it has long been known that boxers who suffer severe repeated blows to the head are at higher risk for dementia in old age, studies have been mixed about whether head trauma can lead to the mental decline of dementia. In the new study, …
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Traumatic brain injury linked to risk of dementia in Forces veterans
Alzheimer’s Society
‘We need to understand more about the relationship that trauma has to later cognitive decline and dementia if we’re going to reduce these effects. Alzheimer’s Society funds research to examine how changes in the brain caused by brain injury can lead to …
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Veterans study suggests risk of dementia rises with traumatic brain injury
Medical News Today
People with dementia have impaired intellectual and cognitive functioning, and also experience behavioral and personality changes. Dementia is a major health care issue in the US. Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, currently affects …
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Brain injury in veterans tied to higher Alzheimer’s risk
USA TODAY
By the end, 16% of those who had suffered a serious head injury had been diagnosed with dementia, compared to only 10% of those without a brain injury — a 60% increase in those with head injuries. Veterans who had multiple risk factors — such as …
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