Dark Chocolate May Protect Nerve Cells From Stroke Damage

A compound in dark chocolate called epicatechin may protect the brain after a stroke by increasing cellular signals already known to shield nerve cells from damage. After inducing an ischemic stroke in mice, John Hopkins scientists found that mice who had been fed a single modest dose of epicatechin suffered significantly less brain damage than the ones that had not been given the compound. The study was recently published in the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. read more

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