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Muskoxen Headbutts May Cause Brain Damage: Study
Researchers report molecular evidence of traumatic brain injury in headbutting animals, but other experts aren’t convinced.
Muskoxen Headbutts May Cause Brain Damage: Study
Muskoxen Headbutts May Cause Brain Damage: Study

Researchers report molecular evidence of traumatic brain injury in headbutting animals, but other experts aren’t convinced.

Researchers report molecular evidence of traumatic brain injury in headbutting animals, but other experts aren’t convinced.

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Patients who suffer a traumatic brain injury may exhibit abnormally abundant tau protein many years later, a new in vivo imaging technique reveals.
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Jef Akst | Apr 12, 2019 | 2 min read
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