UCLA discovers first stroke rehabilitation drug to repair brain damage
A new study by UCLA Health has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice.The findings, published in Nature Communications, tested two candidate drugs derived from their studies on the mechanism of the brain effects of rehabilitation, one of which resulted in significant recovery in movement control after stroke in mice.Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability because most patients do not fully recover f...
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