Researchers Find A Reaction To Spinal Cord Injury That Speeds Recovery In Young Rats
14th Nov 2006, 07:49 GMT
Neuroscientists have long believed that the only way to repair a spinal cord injury was to grow new neural connections, but researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center recently found that, especially in young rats, powerful cells near the injury site also work overtime to restrict nerve damage and restore movement and sensation. [click link for full article]
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