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Head injuries can trigger dormant viruses that cause dementia

8 January 2025

“Much more research will be needed before this can be seriously considered a plausible mechanism for the development of dementia,” said Professor Robert Howard (UCL Institute of Mental Health) on a study finding that head injuries could activate dormant viruses, causing dementia.

Read: Telegraph (£); More: Times (£), Express, Mail Online