New Scientist brings word of a new drug to prevent brain damage in stroke victims. The experiments made us of a combination of two of my favorite substances - caffeine and alcohol, to cut brain damage in rats and later in a small pilot study of humans. A short excerpt from the article:
> A caffeine and alcohol cocktail similar to an Irish coffee could prevent severe brain damage in stroke victims, new research has revealed.
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> The experimental drug, called caffeinol, has the potency of two cups of strong coffee and a small shot of alcohol. When injected into rats within three hours of an artificially stimulated stroke, brain damage was cut by up to 80 per cent.
August 20, 2004