Alexandre
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could it be this easy, can this give hope or is this just cr*p?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...hold-key-to-repairing-paralysis-research.html - lSea shells may hold key to repairing paralysis: research - Sugar found in the shells of sea creatures could hold the key to a treatment for spinal injuries, giving hope to patients paralysed by disease or accidents.
The research is in the early stages and has so far been carried out on guinea pigs but the scientists are hopeful it may lead to treatments for humans
Researchers have found that by altering a sugar found in shells they were able to patch up damaged nerve cells in the spinal cord.
Once the sugar was injected, it plugged holes the coating of the nerve cells and after 30 minutes electrical signals between the limbs and the brain were restored.
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Optic nerve cell regrowth breakthrough could help the blindThe research is in the early stages and has so far been carried out on guinea pigs but the scientists are hopeful it may lead to treatments for humans.
The experiments were carried out at the Centre for Paralysis Research at the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine, in Indiana, America, and are published in The Journal of Experimental Biology.
Richard Borgens, director of the centre worked with physiologist Riyi Shi and chemist Youngnam Cho after it was found that some sugars were capable of targeting damaged membranes of cells.
By modifying a sugar found in shells, called chitin, and injecting it into the spinal cords of the guinea pigs it was found that the sugar targeted the damaged cells and plugged the holes.
After it was established that the nerve cells were being repaired, they then discovered that electrical signals - vital for sensation and movement - were able to travel through the repaired cells.
By measuring the brain's response to nerve signals generated in the guinea pig's hind leg, the team found that just 30 minutes after the sugar injection, the electrical signals were restored.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...hold-key-to-repairing-paralysis-research.html - lSea shells may hold key to repairing paralysis: research - Sugar found in the shells of sea creatures could hold the key to a treatment for spinal injuries, giving hope to patients paralysed by disease or accidents.
The research is in the early stages and has so far been carried out on guinea pigs but the scientists are hopeful it may lead to treatments for humans
Researchers have found that by altering a sugar found in shells they were able to patch up damaged nerve cells in the spinal cord.
Once the sugar was injected, it plugged holes the coating of the nerve cells and after 30 minutes electrical signals between the limbs and the brain were restored.
Related Articles
I felt an extraordinary pain. I couldn't move my legs at all'
Paralysis could be treated by nerve rewiring
Special nerve cells could be key to treating spinal injuries
Child talks for first time after family read about revolutionary therapy in the Telegraph
Mother of Dan James criticises 'disgraceful' NHS care after paralysing rugby accident
Optic nerve cell regrowth breakthrough could help the blindThe research is in the early stages and has so far been carried out on guinea pigs but the scientists are hopeful it may lead to treatments for humans.
The experiments were carried out at the Centre for Paralysis Research at the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine, in Indiana, America, and are published in The Journal of Experimental Biology.
Richard Borgens, director of the centre worked with physiologist Riyi Shi and chemist Youngnam Cho after it was found that some sugars were capable of targeting damaged membranes of cells.
By modifying a sugar found in shells, called chitin, and injecting it into the spinal cords of the guinea pigs it was found that the sugar targeted the damaged cells and plugged the holes.
After it was established that the nerve cells were being repaired, they then discovered that electrical signals - vital for sensation and movement - were able to travel through the repaired cells.
By measuring the brain's response to nerve signals generated in the guinea pig's hind leg, the team found that just 30 minutes after the sugar injection, the electrical signals were restored.
