Scientists regenerate neurons that restore walking in mice after paralysis from spinal cord injury
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Scientists regenerate neurons that restore walking in mice after paralysis from spinal cord injury::In a new study in mice, a team of researchers from UCLA, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and Harvard University have uncovered a crucial component for restoring functional activity after spinal cord injury. The neuroscientists have shown that re-growing specific neurons back to their natural target regions led to recovery, while random regrowth was not effective.
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I genuinely don't want to be hateful, but how do you expect stuff like this to be tested without hurting "some" animals. I'm not saying I agree with animal testing and if possible I'd rather them test it another way, but I do understand the importance of it. Without this lot's of medications and treatments wouldn't exist.