Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch have found through experimentation, that implanted Neural Stem Cells can substantially aid recovery after a traumatic brain injury.

“Axons and dendrites are the basis of neuron-to-neuron communication, and when they are lost, neuron function is lost,” said UTMB professor Ping Wu, lead author of a paper on the research appearing in the Journal of Neurotrauma. “In this study, we found that our stem cell transplantation both prevents further axonal injury and promotes axonal regrowth, through a number of previously unknown molecular mechanisms.”

The research thus far has only be preformed on laboratory rats, and computer simulations, but is seen as promising. You can read the full article here, on the UTMB website.