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Brain injury study adds to Alzheimer's enigma

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Levels of a protein linked with Alzheimer's disease rise as people recover from brain injuries - a surprising finding that may help explain why injuries boost the risk of developing the disease, U.S. and Italian researchers said on Thursday. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/healthNews?a=P7DQtV"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/healthNews?i=P7DQtV" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=IT9NHK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=IT9NHK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=Eqr8Zk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=Eqr8Zk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=543DAk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=543DAk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~4/377483890" height="1" width="1"/>