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People who suffer a brain injury following a stroke could get better treatment, after scientists claimed to have identified a new synthetic version of a compound that is naturally occurring in the body.

Researchers from the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit found that the Thymosin beta 4 (TB4) synthetic peptide could help repair tissue in the brain after a stroke, according to an article in the Neuroscience Journal.

The team administered TB4 to rats that had experienced an embolic stroke, finding that the drug resulted in significant neurological improvements compared to rats that had not been given it.

"The fact that TB4 helps repair and regenerate tissue after a brain injury strongly correlates with other published data showing TB4's ability to regenerate neuronal and cardiac tissue after ischemic events," said study lead author Dr. Hynda Kleinman.

Headway, the brain injury charity, warns that people who experienced minor strokes known as Transient Ischaemic Attacks could be at risk of a major troke and should consult their doctor.

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