Hey, this can join the ads of the 2 guys standing in a cranberry bog and now joke about strokes. I wish they would at least reference the research article.
http://www.newsfix.ca/2013/06/18/cranberries-could-reduce-stroke-damage/
Laboratory experiments suggests that cranberry extract can protect brain cells from stroke-related damage.
Previous research has suggested that cranberries, which contain high
levels of antioxidants, reduces the risk of urinary tract infection and
may even protect against heart disease. Researchers at the University of
Massachusetts reveal that cranberry extract may also protect the brain
from stroke damage.
Rat brain cells which had been treated to simulate the conditions of
human stroke were exposed to varying concentrations of cranberry
extract. The study showed that the extract was able to prevent the death
of brain cells under these conditions. It’s soon after a stroke that
the brain damage is done and anything that can help limit this will also
limit the extent of long-term disability.
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