(Boston, MA) – Smelling salts are coveted by athletes but scientist may have found something even better. Researchers at Mass General Brigham studied the effects of an antibody based nasal spray on brain-injured mice. The spray seemed to improve the brain’s natural healing process while simultaneously reducing damaging inflammation. The findings could lead to a preventive treatment against the long-tern implications of traumatic brain injuries and other conditions like stroke.
According to the CDC, more than 200-thousand Americans were hospitalized in 2023 for a traumatic brain injury while almost 70-thousand died from them,
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