Friday 28 November 2014

Mechanism That Causes Brain Damage Among Stroke Patients Discovered

A mechanism that is linked with brain damage caused after a person suffers from a stroke has been identified by researchers, who are now analyzing ways through which it can be blocked. Strokes happen when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off but much of the harm to survivors' memory and other cognitive function is often actually caused by "oxidative stress" in the hours and days after the blood supply resumes. A team from the University of ...

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