Can head trauma cause Alzheimer’s? Yes, by reactivating dormant brain viruses like HSV-1, triggering inflammation and neurodegeneration.

Researchers uncover mechanisms that may connect the dots between trauma events and the emergence of disease. They point to latent viruses lurking in most of our brains that may be activated by the jolt,

Repeated head injuries could reawaken a dormant virus in the brain, triggering the onset of Alzheimer's Disease and dementia, scientists have found. Researchers from Oxford's Institute of Population Ageing,

Individuals who suffer head trauma from sports, accidents, or other causes often go on to develop neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's or Alzheimer's. A new study sheds light on why that might be and offers a way to prevent it.

Concussions and repetitive head trauma in sports like football and boxing, once accepted as an unpleasant consequence of intense athletic competition, are now recognized as serious health threats.&nbs