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Experimental imaging agent reveals concussion-linked brain disease in living brain

September 27, 2016 by

A protein tracer shows a distinctive pattern of brain protein deposition specific to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a disease typically confirmed after death. A link between brain injury and long-term health has been gaining attention in recent years.

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