Stroke victims are often paralyzed for life. Until recently they were told that nerves cannot be regrown. Now a neurologist has found a way to turn off an enzyme called nogo that prevents nerve regrowth in adults. The treatment works with rats and is expected to work with humans, too.

This is in addition to the post I wrote a couple of weeks ago, that progesterone administered quickly after a brain injury or stroke dramatically improves recovery.

Though the nogo treatment is also still a few years away from approval for widespread use in humans, this discovery is big news for stroke victims and those who are at risk for stroke.

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