ITV News has been investigating the invisible wounds caused to the brains of soldiers by the waves of pressure which are released when they are exposed to explosions.
And how there may be a connection between blast-related traumatic brain injury and increased rates of suicide among UK service personnel.
In this report our Science Correspondent Martin Stew explores whether blast waves could also be damaging the blood vessels inside the brain.
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