Bix of Sanders-Brown receives NIH funding for stroke research

(University of Kentucky) The new funding from the NIH will enable Bix and his team to investigate the effects of a newly identified stroke treatment on brain tissue regeneration, to investigate factors influencing generation and survival of post-stroke generated neurons, and to investigate novel mechanisms in neuritogenesis and neurite extension. The ultimate aim of this work is to develop a novel stroke therapy for humans.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news