Posted on 11/12/2021 7:17:13 AM PST by BenLurkin
A single injection of a newly developed drug has been shown to reverse paralysis in mice with severe spinal cord injuries. By mimicking the extra-cellular matrix around the spine, the liquified drug promotes the regeneration of severed nerves and the repair of other vital tissues, allowing the rodents to regain the ability to walk within four weeks.
Describing this breakthrough in a new study in the journal Science, researchers explain how they injected synthetic nanofibers into the damaged tissue of mice 24 hours after making a cut in their spinal cords. Consisting of an array of peptides, these nanofibers quickly assemble into a gel around the wound and begin communicating with cells in order to promote healing.
This is achieved thanks to the release of two vital signals, one of which activates a receptor called b1-integrin in order to promote the regrowth of neuronal connecting arms, otherwise known as axons. The second signal, meanwhile, mimics a molecule called fibroblast growth factor 2, which helps neurons survive by supporting the development of other vital tissues such as blood vessels and myelin, which insulates nerve fibers.
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This is an amazing achievement.
A gift from God his own self.
It isn’t clear whether the mice were given analgesics through the process but university guidelines for animal research are fortunately quite strict. And the animal phase is over. The investigators are bypassing primates and going straight to human trials.
A long time ago, I thought that creating something like this would make a good life's goal.
i dont know
i dont know enough from the article how it was developed and how it actually works, or what the synthetic parts of it are
And I want it safely tested first, too!
Shouldn’t this be mocked as conspiracy theory stuff?The government wants to disarm us after 245 yrs 'cuz they plan to do things we would shoot them for!Right you are!
At no point in history has any government ever wanted its people to be defenseless for any good reason ~ nully's son
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Is Fauci the one who broke the mice’s spines?
If it actually helps a damaged body, rather than something that’s already 99.7 percent survivable, it’s OK by me.
As long as it’s not nefarious intent...
Nor forced.
The crew is motley
It wasn’t very long ago I read that research on mice has never resulted in results for humans. But it would be fabulous if something like this works.
And here I was just thinking about using a hatchet on him, that whole dissection thing is just so medically correct.
A hatchet is more like a real accident, and we could request an emergency use authorization from the FDA.
Lizzie Border’s Memoirs:
“I was horrified when Ma, and later on that evening Pa, repeatedly slammed themselves into my brand new, shiny Birthday Hatchet. I never did figure out the catylst to their fury! Oh, but didn’t they leave a mess all for me to clean up by myself!”
Mice have spinal cords WHO KNEW!!!
Note to self: Goody! Now I can lie down on the highway and get permanently disabled, and collect disability until it’s approved for use on humans. My wife will have to wipe my a$$, though. So nah. I’ll keep my spinal chord intact. She works hard as it is.
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