In a new study in mice, a team of researchers from UCLA, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and Harvard University have uncovered a crucial component for restoring functional activity after spinal cord injury. The neuroscientists have shown that re-growing specific neurons back to their natural target regions led to recovery, while random regrowth was not effective.

Scientists regenerate neurons that restore walking in mice after paralysis from spinal cord injury::In a new study in mice, a team of researchers from UCLA, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and Harvard University have uncovered a crucial component for restoring functional activity after spinal cord injury. The neuroscientists have shown that re-growing specific neurons back to their natural target regions led to recovery, while random regrowth was not effective.

  • bob_wiley@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Yeah. I’m still waiting to be able to regrow a new tooth instead of getting a filling or crown. I read about it, probably 20 years ago. Saw something again in the news within the last year. I’ll probably be dead or beyond help by the time it ever gets to market. And that sounds like a much easier problem than this.

    • Ryantific_theory@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Confused me for a second, because I just saw this about growing teeth, which is aiming for reaching market in 2030, which is relatively soon. So hopefully you’ll be able to see that before people start shoveling dirt at you.

        • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          It kinda was, remember our tech advancemt between the early 2000s and now has been more or less exponential.

          Also it helps that we are finally able to use computers for a lot more biological research. Imagine trying to research something on vista, xp, or god forbid millenium edition.