Scientists Intrigued by Pill That May Heal Brain After Stroke or Brain Injury
Researchers are working on a pill that could allow patients' brains to recover from a traumatic injury or stroke, defying conventional thinking that the brain cannot regenerate following such a traumatic event. As the New York Times reports, researchers previously discovered a gene coded for a receptor called CCR5, which has been found to suppress mice's ability to learn and remember in experiments. University of California head of neurology Thomas Carmichael and his colleagues found that the receptor flooded the human brain following a stroke or other brain injury, possibly preventing the brain from learning anything new. Mice, which didn't […]
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