Pregnancy hormone studied to treat traumatic brain injuries

Posted: Published on September 26th, 2013

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Posted on September 26, 2013 at 2:51 PM

It can happen in an instant and change lives forever. Close to two million people are affected by traumatic brain injury every year.

Worldwide, it's a major cause of death and disability. Now, researchers hope something that our body produces naturally can help bring the first-ever TBI treatment to those who need it.

"The car went into the back of a parked 18 wheeler," said Lester Talley, who had a traumatic brain injury.

Health issues lead to Talley's near-fatal accident. The husband and father of two suffered a serious traumatic brain injury.

"There really is no definitive therapy for the treatment of acute brain injury," said Dr. Daniel Laskowitz, Professor Medicine (Neurology), Neurobiology & Anesthesiology Director, Neurovascular Laboratories at Duke University Medical Center.

Lester's wife feared the worst.

"It seemed like my world was coming to an end," says Lester wife, Ashley Talley.

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Pregnancy hormone studied to treat traumatic brain injuries

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