Floyd discovered a compound that seemed to limit the damage from ischemic strokes in lab animals.

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Right now, doctors have only one way of preventing the damage from ischemic strokes, which are by far the most common kind.

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Their hope is that such a drug would be precious to patients with ischemic strokes and, unlike clot-buster drugs, harmless to those with hemorrhagic strokes.

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The rate of ischemic stroke increased by 31% in five to 14-year-olds, from 3.2 strokes per 10, 000 hospital cases to 4.2 per 10, 000.

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It is also a potent risk factor for ischemic stroke, increasing the risk of stroke 5-fold and accounting for approximately 15% of all strokes nationally.

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