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SCIENCE NEWS
Modified Enzyme and Delivery System Enable Spinal Cord Regeneration
Researchers have engineered an enzyme that can degrade scar tissue formed after spinal cord injuries in rats, overcoming a key hurdle to getting injured nerves to reconnect and heal. [Georgia Institute of Technology Research, Atlanta]
Stem Cells Restore Mobility in Neck-injured Rats
The first human embryonic stem cell treatment approved by the FDA for human testing has been shown to restore limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries. [University of California-Irvine, Irvine]
Findings Show Nanomedicine Promising for Treating Spinal Cord Injuries
Researchers have discovered a new approach for repairing damaged nerve fibers in spinal cord injuries using spheres called copolymer micelles that fuse with injured nerve fibers. [Purdue University, West Lafayette]
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Treatment with a New Gene Therapy Vector: A First Success Treating a Brain Disease
Two children with adrenoleukodystrophy, a fatal brain disease, have been successfully treated with a new gene therapy vector. [National Center for Tumor Diseases and German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg]
Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases Shown to be More Effective than Other Current Potential Stem Cell Treatments
In a scientific paper recently published, the research demonstrated that in a rat model for Parkinson's disease, the efficacy of NTF-SC was superior to that of mesenchymal stem cells in terms of behavioral, biochemical and histological indices. [BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc., Petach Tikvah]
Unique Micronail Chip Makes Electronics and Bio Cells Communicate
A unique microchip was presented recently with microscopic nail structures that can very accurately record and trigger in real-time the electrical activity of an individual electrogenic cell, such as cardiomyocytes or neurons, in a network. [IMEC, Leuven]
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