Mouse study shows 'retraining' cells may reverse brain damage after stroke
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke. And though medical advancements have allowed doctors to clear blood clots in the brain, most ischemic stroke victims aren’t treated fast enough to prevent permanent damage. However, new technology developed at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The Ohio State University College of Engineering provides hope for unprecedented recovery by “retraining” skin cells to grow vascular cells and help repair damage to brain tissue, even when administered days after a stroke.
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