Hydrogel Aids in Stroke Recovery

Hydrogel Aids in Stroke Recovery
May-22-18
An injectable hydrogel that encourages brain tissue regrowth could aid in patients’ recovery from strokes.

Developed by a team from UCLA, the hydrogel can be injected into the gap created in the brain when a stroke occurs, providing a scaffold for new brain tissue to grow. The hydrogel also contains drugs that stimulate blood vessel growth while suppressing inflammation, encouraging healthy growth and neuron connections. In tests in on mice with stroke cavities, the tissue growth promoted by the hydrogel showed new connections in just sixteen weeks, along with improvements in the motor skills of the test animals.

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