RESEARCH UPDATE! Frogs, dogs, whales, snails can all do it, but humans and primates cant. Regrow nerves after an injury, that is—while many animals have this ability, humans dont. But new research from the Salk Institute suggests that a small molecule may be able to convince damaged nerves to grow and effectively rewire circuits. Such a feat could eventually lead to therapies for the thousands of Americans with severe spinal cord injuries and paralysis...: bit.ly/1mm9i1S This research implies that we might be able to mimic neuronal repair processes that occur naturally in lower animals, which would be very exciting, says the studys senior author and Salk professor Kuo-Fen Lee. The results were published recently in the journal PLOS Biology.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:53:22 +0000
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