Spinal cord regeneration success in mice
Spinal cord regeneration success in mice
US researchers have for the first time encouraged substantial regrowth in nerves controlling voluntary movement after spinal cord injury.
By manipulating an enzyme involved in cell growth, researchers were able to regenerate spinal cord nerves in mice, Nature Neuroscience reports.
It follows similar work on repairing the optic nerve to restore sight.
UK experts said the next challenge would be to turn the findings into a treatment suitable for humans....Read More - http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseact ... ageid/1398
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Nerve regeneration in mice
I saw some of this recently while visiting research labs at Cornell University. It's actually pretty amazing stuff. There's a lab a Stanford (Will Talbot's lab) that is working with nerve remyelination in zebra fish.
Alas, we're still at least a decade and a half away from seeing it approved in humans. But at least there's hope....
jenn
Alas, we're still at least a decade and a half away from seeing it approved in humans. But at least there's hope....
jenn
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