a New Drug Reversed Paralysis in Mice With Spinal Cord Injury

[packman]

Curing paralysis is a longstanding goal of medicine, and other cutting-edge research in the field includes experimental treatments using stem cells to make new neurons (nerve cells), gene therapy that tells the body to produce certain proteins to aid nerve repair, or injecting proteins.

Stupp's( Lead doctor) team, on the other hand, used nanofibers to mimic the architecture of the extracellular matrix – a naturally occurring network of molecules surrounding tissue that is responsible for supporting cells.

Each fiber is about 10,000 times narrower than a human hair, and they are made up of hundreds of thousands of bioactive molecules called peptides that transmit signals to promote nerve regeneration.

The therapy was injected as a gel into tissue surrounding the spinal cords of lab mice 24 hours after an incision was made in their spines.


https://www.sciencealert.com/new-drug-reversed-paralysis-in-mice-with-spinal-injuries

[GPV]

1. "Long-standing?"

[Lochloosa]

2. Both are acceptable.

Is longstanding one word or hyphenated?

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed) gives you long-standing or longstanding, with the hyphenated version preferred. The New York Times uses longstanding

[shelshaw]

4. Bad pun...

[stopdiggin]

3. a ray of light. seems quite promising. -(nt)-

[packman]

5. An amazing breakthrough offering blessing to 100 of thousands and----

two post replies on a hyphenated/not hyphenated word

[LisaL]

10. It is amazing indeed.

This gives hope to people with injuries like Christopher Reeve had (right not there is not that much can be done).

[tavernier]

13. That's DU for you...

Priorities.

[JudyM]

6. If it promotes remyelinization, I'm wondering if this could also lead to a cure or treatment for MS!

What fantastic hope this will bring… to so many who have lost their hope in a cure.

[LiberalLoner]

8. ❤️❤️❤️❤️as an MS patient who has spinal cord damage from transverse myelitis.

[JudyM]

9. Hang in there. Maybe this will bear fruit, but if not, it is advancing understanding in a big way!

The issue is close to my heart, as well… a very dear friend…

[LiberalLoner]

11. Thank you! Fingers crossed for your friend, too! ❤️

[malaise]

7. This is why I always choose science over CTs

Uplifting news.

[Hortensis]

12. Thrilling possibilities! Not for old tragedies, not yet, but magnificent.