Showing posts with label Healing spinal injuries.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Healing spinal injuries.. Show all posts

Thursday, December 4, 2014

A Drug Might Heal Spinal Injuries By Sparking Nerve Growth

A scientist who chose to ignore the mainstream nearly 30 years ago has found a new way to regenerate nerves in the spinal cord, at least in animals. A drug that Jerry Silver, a professor of neuroscience at Case 1 Reserve University, helped design a drug that has allowed paralyzed rats to re...
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/12/03/368058568/a-drug-might-heal-spinal-injuries-by-sparking-