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Stroke treatment—light at the end of the tunnel?

Despite the high-profile failures of two more stroke drugs in late-stage trials, biotech firms are persevering with new approaches and treatments.

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Garber, K. Stroke treatment—light at the end of the tunnel?. Nat Biotechnol 25, 838–840 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0807-838

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