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Concussion discovery reveals dire, unknown effects of even mild brain injury

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Even mild concussions cause severe and long-lasting impairments in the brain’s ability to clean itself, and this may seed it for Alzheimer’s, dementia and other neurodegenerative problems.

Strokes in babies are surprisingly common. Here’s how the body rushes to the rescue.

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New research is shedding light on the development of the brain’s immune defenses – and how those defenses respond to strokes that strike one in 4,000 babies in the first month of life.