Friday, June 1, 2012
Paralysed patients may get revolutionary treatment after rats with severed spinal cords taught to sprint again after just TWO WEEKS
Paralysed patients may get revolutionary treatment after rats with severed spinal cords taught to sprint again after just TWO WEEKS | Mail Online: "Paralysed patients have been given fresh hope after scientists enabled rats with severed spines to run again. Using a cocktail of drugs and electrical impulses, researchers ‘regrew’ nerves linking the spinal cord to the brain. After two weeks, the animals were not only able to walk, but climb stairs and run."
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