These cells form a membrane that usually keeps toxins out of the brain while allowing oxygen and nutrients to get in. But animal studies show that exposure to repeated blast waves impairs this system.

Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, at Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland ...

“In the accelerated phase, the disease progresses more rapidly, and blast cells, which are immature blood cells, start to ...