Head Injuries Can Alter Genes In The Brain According To New Study

Study finds head injuries can change genes in the brain, leading to neurological disorders.

Head injuries can alter hundreds of genes in the brain, leading to a wide variety of neurological and psychiatric disorders, according to new study by scientists from UCLA.

The study, which was published in EBioMedicine, identified master genes that influence hundreds other genes linked to a number of diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, stroke, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, depression, schizophrenia and other disorders, the UCLA Newsroom reports.

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