| New discoveries are on the rise as biologists, | | | | Called Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), this |
| professors, and scientists venture into the heart - or | | | | growth factor acts on acts on certain neurons of the |
| rather, nerve - of the matter to find a better way of | | | | central nervous system and the peripheral nervous |
| treating stroke patients. | | | | system that's vital to learning, memory, and higher |
| Reverse engineering has always been a beneficial | | | | thinking. It encourages the growth and differentiation |
| approach to finding a cure to almost anything. In the | | | | of new neurons and synapses and plays an important |
| I.T. industry, this is how programmers hack into | | | | role in normal neural development. |
| systems, create better applications, find solutions to | | | | NeuroAiD, a natural medicine, has been proven to |
| computer problems, or simply infest malicious | | | | stimulate neurons in a similar fashion by triggering the |
| software like viruses and worms. | | | | natural secretion of BDNF. This is why another group |
| Scientists have used this age-old approach in finding | | | | of scientists further explored how to expedite or |
| antidotes to deadly viruses. Now, it is being applied to | | | | increase BDNF functionality in the body with |
| augment stroke therapy. Breakthroughs in | | | | NeuroAiD, a well-known medication used for |
| understanding the nervous system's capacity to | | | | post-stroke recovery. Results of their study showed |
| adapt to change are on the rise making it an exciting | | | | that NeuroAid promotes cell proliferation and induces |
| time in stroke rehabilitation. | | | | neurogenesis in human cells, which in turn prevents |
| Neurologists from the UC Irvine Medical Center have | | | | neuronal death. |
| just completed a research on how to restore | | | | Many patients use NeuroAiD stroke treatment which |
| damaged brain cells by reversing the symptoms of a | | | | is already available in a number of countries and has |
| stroke. The neurologists discovered a growth factor | | | | completed a number of trials on post stroke |
| that triggers the growth of neural stem cells & | | | | recovery. |
| applied this to 15 stroke patients who turned out to | | | | These breakthroughs opens endless possibilities for |
| escape disability even after three months of the test. | | | | stroke recovery. It evidently shows the brain's unique |
| This study is under various phase of safe testing and | | | | potential to regenerate naturally. Like the change of |
| the 15 stroke patients have undergone Phase IIa. | | | | seasons where the parched lands of summer are |
| There is still many years of clinical development to | | | | rejuvenated by the rainy seasons, we just have to |
| evaluate the safety and efficacy of this route to a | | | | learn to tap into the natural flow of life to make lives |
| novel therapy | | | | better, especially for stroke patients. |