'Stem cells show promise in stroke recovery'

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9 August 2014 Last updated at 02:55

'Stem cells show promise in stroke recovery'
By Smitha Mundasad Health reporter, BBC News

Infusing stem cells into the brain may help boost recovery after a stroke, according to a pilot study by Imperial College London.

Scientists believe the cells encourage new blood vessels to grow in damaged areas of the brain.

They found most patients were able to walk and look after themselves independently by the end of the trial, despite having suffered severe strokes.

Larger studies are needed to evaluate whether this could be used more widely.
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    Now we need to look at a larger group of patients and hope eventually to develop a treatment based on this approach”

Dr Soma Banerjee Imperial College London

In this early trial - designed primarily to look at the safety of this approach - researchers harvested stem cells from the bone marrow of five people who had recently had a stroke.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28694656

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