Ending Permanent Neuron Damage... No Longer a Hopeless Idea |
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Statistics: 1 in 50 people live with paralysis, which is approximately 6 million people. ("Paralysis Facts & Figures") |
Scientists' Comments on Fixing Damage to Neurons: Before: "Repair of the central nervous system and restoration of voluntary motor activity through axonal re-growth... considered impossible in mammals." (INSERM) Now: "The good news is that when axons have been cut due to spinal cord injury, they can be coaxed to regenerate if a combination of treatments is applied. The chronically injured axon is not dead." - Mark Tsuzynski (University of California - San Diego "Regeneration") 5 New Methods for Repairing Neurons in the CNS: 1) Moderate/systemic hypothermia 2) Guiding regenerating axons using Neurotrophin-3 3) Gene therapy 4) Nano-engineered gel 5) Neural stem cells
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