Fish oil could protect against stroke brain injuryRSS Feed

Doctors may be able to limit brain injury resulting from stroke by administering a fish oil component to patients.

Docosahexaenoic acid can be used to protect brain tissue against the damaging impacts of ischemic stroke, according to scientists at the Louisiana State University.

Researchers found that this extract from fish provides protection to key brain tissue, even if administered up to five hours after stroke.

Commenting on the findings published in the Translational Stroke Research journal, lead researcher Dr Nicolas Bazan said: "There is no simple solution just yet, but each new discovery brings us closer to defeating stroke and other debilitating neurodegenerative diseases.

"We are in an unprecedented time, from a public health point of view, in regards to tackling stroke and other neurodegenerative disorders."

Meanwhile, recent research published in Archives of Neurology indicated that a quarter of patients stop taking medication within three months of hospitalisation for acute stroke.

Serious Law, award winning brain injury law firm

Posted by Matthew Dixon

Electric brain stimulation could improve brain injury

08 November 2010

Applying electrical currents to the brain can improve an individual's maths abilities for up to six months, new research has found. Scientists at Oxford University believe that these findings could...

Read More...

High-risk autism gene 'changes brain patterns'

08 November 2010

Children who have a high risk gene for autism have a distinct pattern of brain connections, according to new findings. Researchers at UCLA and Scripps performed brain scans on children with and without...

Read More...

Other parts of the brain can perform memory function

05 November 2010

If a part of the brain which controls memory or attention suffers brain injury, other parts of the brain can take over, research has shown.Findings from the University of California, Berkeley, show that...

Read More...