Today, I was glad to learn at Michael Kaplan’s site Brain Injury News and Information Blog … that researchers have found a protein To Protect and Repair Damaged Brain Cells
The news came from Australia “where researchers have found a protein that can save neurons from dying following a traumatic brain injury.”
According to Michael’s post… “The naturally occurring protein, code named BP5 is produced following a brain trauma and can prevent further brain cells from dying after a brain injury.
In cases of traumatic brain injury such as car crashes or falls, if the protein is injected early enough, the researchers discovered that they were able to stop further damage to brain cells.”
So far this research has been tested with mice only… and autopsies from with head trauma will look next for quantities of this special protein. Check out the full story in Science Daily.
Brain Injury News and Information Blog, is a wonderful treasury of brain related resources … and I bookmarked it in my favorites … and plan to check news here regularly. It’s not surprising… since Michael Kaplan is a lawyer who focuses his practice on representing persons with brain injury, head injury, concussions and comas, and so his blog is serious about getting it right and stating it clearly. Thanks for another terrific post, Michael, and for the good news. We'll follow this one....
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