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IMAGE: Recent reports showed that stem cells transplantation was effective on improving brain injury from severe intraventricular hemorrhage in newborn rats. As a next step, because stem cells secrete bioactive extracellular...
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Credit: AlphaMed Press
Durham, NC - Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) - or bleeding in the brain - is a devastating condition common to premature babies, especially those born more than 10 weeks early. Injuries to the brain induced by severe IVH and the ensuing pressure caused by fluid buildup (known as post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus, or PHH) can result in seizures, cerebral palsy, developmental retardation and an increased mortality rate. There is currently no effective treatment for IVH, but a study released today in