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Concussions and Head Impacts May Accelerate Brain Aging

The photos compare images of two brains, one with and without head injury. The red areas indicates electrical activity in response to the task researchers asked study participants to perform, and non-injured brains show more red, thus more electrical activity during the task. Image courtesy of Steven Broglio

The photos compare images of two brains, one with and without head injury. The red areas indicates electrical activity in response to the task researchers asked study participants to perform, and non-injured brains show more red, thus more electrical activity during the task. Image courtesy of Steven Broglio

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ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2012.  Concussions and even lesser head impacts may speed up the brain’s natural aging process by causing signaling pathways in the brain to…

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