Mice regrow spinal cord
More news from Nature, this time about repairing spinal cords. It seems that blocking a molecule that causes scar tissue helps damanged spinal cords to grow back, at least in mice.
Of course, don’t get your hopes up of a treatment for humans yet - although it looks like they also have some success with monkeys, it will be a big step from mice to humans. But it is fascinating, and in the end we may need a variety of treatments if we are to help people suffering from spinal injuries.