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Brain Implant Shows Promise for Stroke Victims

Electrical stimulations helps organ rewire itself

By Colleen Barry,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 22, 2007 7:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – Stroke patients have shown lasting, "extremely promising" results, even years after suffering a brain hemorrhage, from an experimental therapy that electrically stimulates the brain. The currents help the organ rewire itself to take over for stroke-damaged sections, Newsweek reports, and study participants have improved...   Read full story »

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