Breakthrough drug reverses paralysis in mice

Breakthrough drug reverses paralysis in mice

Humans clinical trials may be the next step toward reversing paralysis. Spinal cord injuries in mice were repaired in four weeks, after a single, inexpensive injection of this new drug.

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a “breakthrough” new therapy to help paralyzed mice walk again that could result in a potentially life-changing treatment for humans.

Scientists injected a gel into the spinal cords of mice that contains nanofibers in order for them to mimic spinal cord molecules triggering them into movement. Read more from News Without Politics