Brain’s Ability to Heal Itself Offers Hope for New TBI Treatment

In an extensive piece published in the journal Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, researchers from the Henry Ford Hospital discuss the pioneering work underway in Detroit, seeking to understand and repair brain function at the molecular level after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). “To date, all attempts at treating brain injury with experimental drugs have failed once testing moved from animal studies to clinical trials in humans,” said the lead researcher of the paper. “Although this is disappointing, we believe innovations now at the preclinical stage hold great promise for a deeper understanding of traumatic brain injury and how to treat it.” Over the past three decades, more than 30 clinical trials have ended in failure. The new approach to TBI therapy aims at enhancing restorative, or “neuroplastic,” processes as they work together to improve neurological recovery, building on the brain’s innate ability to repair itself both physically and functionally. To read more about this study, click here.