A stroke, sometimes called a “brain attack,” is a “medical emergency that happens when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted or reduced. Without blood, the brain cannot get vital oxygen and nutrients, causing brain cells to begin dying within minutes.”   It is related to hypertension.  And it is something elderly people fear.

New research from Duke University brings hope for brain repair after stroke. The technique used is ‘scaffolding’ – building a kind of net on which the brain can rebuild itself.  Scaffolding is a technique used widely now to find ways to repair damaged body tissue.

Stroke is a major medical problem.    “Annual new cases: Nearly 12 million people experience their........

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