BRAIN nerve cells have a natural ability to protect themselves from damage during the onset of a stroke, possibly paving the way for new treatments to help victims, scientists have found.
A team from the University of Bristol found that some nerve cells in the brain have developed a way of protecting themselves from the drop in blood supply and nutrients they suffer during a stroke, where blood vessels in the head rupture.
It has raised hope of new ways of treating what is the third largest killer in Britain and which can lead to the loss of speech and movement in people who survive.
