Cheap NHS sleeping pill could help stroke victims recover more quickly
Publish date: 2024-06-01
A cheap sleeping pill already available on NHS could help stroke victims recover within days rather than months, a study by Stanford University suggests.
Zolpidem, better known by the trade name Ambien, is currently prescribed for around 750,000 people in Britain who suffer from insomnia.
But now scientists believe that it could help people to get over strokes more quickly by promoting the regeneration of brain circuits which are damaged during an attack.
“We've identified an FDA-approved drug that decisively promotes the beneficial signaling" Dr Gary Steinberg, Stanford UniversityncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbHLnp6rmaCde6S7ja6iaKaVrMBwv8KinKeblWTApLXEp5qeZZ6axLR7kGtnbnBkaoZwj8eemKllfn2gbr%2FLnpypoZ6cerG1y6VknKelobFutMSlp2arpKe8rLGMr6CcrJmiwG6%2BxJymr52iYrqwvsRmqK6hk6C5unrHraSl