Upcoming Webcast on Nervous System Repair

patientx · Post by **patientx** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 7:22 am

scorpion · Post by **scorpion** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:15 am

I especially like the part about treatment being on the horizon....

patientx · Post by **patientx** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 9:46 am

scorpion wrote:I especially like the part about treatment being on the horizon....

I know - it's been an awfully long horizon.

sou · Post by **sou** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:54 am

A few thousands of years and counting...

Since the mitochondrial DNA of our neurons seems quite damaged (aging) throughout the CNS, I really doubt there is anything to expect during our lives. Perhaps people with spinal cord injuries but not us.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16254697
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17950360

L · Post by L » Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:07 am

And my neurologist is on the panel. I look forward to hearing him.

Brainteaser · Post by **Brainteaser** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 3:29 pm

Surely if these people had anything of substance to contribute, we would have heard about it by now.