My ol' Dad was hammered by a stroke and he retained his memory and cognitive abilities but it blasted his ability to speak. For a university professor, killing that ability to speak was tantamount to crucifying him. There's a good story which comes behind that but the point isn't the story but rather the devastating impact from stroke.
There has been success reported by researchers in transplantation of neurons into a stroke-damaged brain. (Science Daily: Transplanted neurons incorporated into a stroke-injured rat brain)
Hopefully you do not have direct experience with stroke in your family and I won't flog the horror; likely you have some idea of it so we proceed.
Today, a stroke usually leads to permanent disability -- but in the future, the stroke-injured brain could be reparable by replacing dead cells with new, healthy neurons, using transplantation. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have taken a step in that direction by showing that some neurons transplanted into the brains of stroke-injured rats were incorporated and responded correctly when the rat's muzzle and paws were touched.
- SD
Please don't dismiss it after you have seen 'in the future' because it must be when it's such a radical approach to treatment. The hope is that it even exists since, from my own life, I can't ever forget. I won't belabor the horror with even an incidental from that time since the point must stay focused on the potential positive resolution. There wasn't any hope of replacing damaged tissue at that time but now there is.
"This is basic research, and it is not possible to say when we will be ready to start experiments on patients. But the objective is clear: to develop a treatment method which can repair the stroke-injured brain. Currently, there is no effective treatment which can restore function in a stroke patient once the first hours following a stroke have passed," says Zaal Kokaia.
- SD
Please also don't be too pessimistic based on that closing statement and, as always, the interested student is recommended to read the article for information on their process and leads to more information.
The researchers need to be realistic about their position so they give us a fair assessment. To us it may sound impossible but to them it's a challenge and they continue pushing forward to get the win.
Again the deepest respect.
There has been success reported by researchers in transplantation of neurons into a stroke-damaged brain. (Science Daily: Transplanted neurons incorporated into a stroke-injured rat brain)
Hopefully you do not have direct experience with stroke in your family and I won't flog the horror; likely you have some idea of it so we proceed.
Today, a stroke usually leads to permanent disability -- but in the future, the stroke-injured brain could be reparable by replacing dead cells with new, healthy neurons, using transplantation. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have taken a step in that direction by showing that some neurons transplanted into the brains of stroke-injured rats were incorporated and responded correctly when the rat's muzzle and paws were touched.
- SD
Please don't dismiss it after you have seen 'in the future' because it must be when it's such a radical approach to treatment. The hope is that it even exists since, from my own life, I can't ever forget. I won't belabor the horror with even an incidental from that time since the point must stay focused on the potential positive resolution. There wasn't any hope of replacing damaged tissue at that time but now there is.
"This is basic research, and it is not possible to say when we will be ready to start experiments on patients. But the objective is clear: to develop a treatment method which can repair the stroke-injured brain. Currently, there is no effective treatment which can restore function in a stroke patient once the first hours following a stroke have passed," says Zaal Kokaia.
- SD
Please also don't be too pessimistic based on that closing statement and, as always, the interested student is recommended to read the article for information on their process and leads to more information.
The researchers need to be realistic about their position so they give us a fair assessment. To us it may sound impossible but to them it's a challenge and they continue pushing forward to get the win.
Again the deepest respect.
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