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Electrical fields can heal brain damage: Here’s how

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[Image from Junfeng Feng/UC Davis]
Electrical fields can guide neural stem cells into a specific location to repair brain damage, according to new research from the University of California at Davis.

Min Zhao, a researcher at UC Davis, studies how electric fields can guide wound healing. His previous research has shown that electric fields are able to attract cells into wounds to heal the wounds.

“One unmet need in regenerative medicine is how to effectively and safely mobilize and guide stem cells to migrate to lesion sites for repair,” said Zhao in a press release. “Inefficient migration of those cells to lesions is a significant roadblock to developing effective clinical applications.”

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