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[Becca82]

Breakthrough leads to new hope of cure for paralysis victims

People who have been paralysed have been given new hope of walking again as a result of a scientific breakthrough.

An advance in nanotechology made in Yorkshire could lead to the repair of damaged spinal cords, potentially leading the way to those suffering paralysis regaining the use of their limbs.

Researchers at the University of Sheffield claim they have discovered a way to manipulate cells, which means they could be made to regrow across damaged areas of the cord.

http://www.yorkshire...ticleid=5715584

Edited by Apparelyzed, 11 October 2009 - 01:38 PM.

[LeahC]

They always go on about paralyzed mice, I think I read somewhere mice can repair their own cords!

[Jax]

LeahC, on Oct 11 2009, 12:58 PM, said:

They always go on about paralyzed mice, I think I read somewhere mice can repair their own cords!

They have a MUCH higher cellular regen rate throughout their bodies than humans, so when their cords are given even the slightest bit of help, they show much vaster improvements than would humans with the same amount of help. That's a big part of why the Chondroitinase studies on mice show such great results on the mice, when the application in humans has shown improvement, but not as much as in the mice. And lets not forget that the time between injury and treatment in the mice is much shorter than the time from injury to treatment for most of the human patients.

[MxDisasterGrl]

Still though guys, it would be nice to dream and hope that it can happen in time.