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A simple injection of tranexamic acid on people with brain injury could prevent them from dying, new findings indicate.

Patients who were treated with tranexamic acid were less likely to have bleeding progression or disability and had higher survival rates, according to the research published online by the BMJ.

The results, from the CRASH-2 Intracranial Bleeding Study, highlighted this way to combat the bleeding into the head that often occurs in brain injury.

This bleeding typically develops in the first few hours following the brain injury, causing more damage.

Tranexamic acid reduces clot breakdown, therefore lessening the bleeding into the brain and improving outcomes for patients.

Dr Pablo Perel, of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said: "If such an inexpensive and widely practicable treatment were found to improve patient outcomes after head injury this would have major implications for clinical care."

This follows research conducted at Manchester University which found that scientists could use 3D technology to better grasp the consequences of brain injury.

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