As you likely know, if you experience a stroke, the lack of blood flow to your brain can lead to devastating long-term disability or even death. When a stroke is diagnosed, time is of the essence and quick intervention is necessary to avoid the worst outcomes. Read here for a comprehensive overview of all the risk factors, causes, and symptoms of stroke. Effective treatments for stroke are continuously being debated and refined, as this recent New York Times article spells out. For one pioneering Harvard physician, getting the research funded to pursue his idea for effective stroke treatment has been a challenge, but now, at the age of 88, he will finally oversee clinical trials to investigate his proposed stroke treatment. But perhaps the most exciting recent development was just published in the journal Science. Focusing on rehabilitation and recovery following a stroke, this new research, so far only tested in animals, shows significant promise in repairing brain function after the devastation of a stroke. Read more about this new study, and its implications, Here.