It\u2019s all about progesterone.<\/p>\n
If Rhode Island researchers are right, and can prove what they are seeing on a larger scale, there may be even more hope for someone with a brain injury. The ProTECT study is being carried on in a small room in the Rhode Island Hospital, led by an E.R. doctor. The \u201cPro\u201d part stands for progesterone.
\nThe rationale behind this exercise is that progesterone exists, naturally, in women and men. The difference here is that the particular progesterone the team is working with is not derived from humans. It comes from a yam. <\/p>\n
Kind of gives one a slightly different take on Thanksgiving sweet potatoes. It\u2019s all about progesterone. If Rhode Island researchers are right, and can prove what they are seeing on a larger scale, there may be even more hope for someone with a brain injury. The ProTECT study is being carried on…<\/span><\/p>\n
\nSo far, tests are demonstrating that the yam-based progesterone used on animals is decreasing brain swelling. The benefits were deemed so great, it was then tried on humans. The results have been extremely encouraging. There were two human trials, one a world away, in China (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"