Double Duty: Immune System Regulator Found to Protect Brain From Effects of Stroke

... was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (grant DA000266) and by a Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund fellowship. A small molecule known to regulate white blood cells has a surprising second role in protecting brain cells ...

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