Innovators regenerate neurons to restore walking in mice after paralysis injury
From Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 22/09/23 When the spinal cords of mice and humans are partially damaged, the initial paralysis is followed by the extensive, spontaneous recovery of motor function. However, after a complete spinal cord injury, this natural repair of the spinal cord doesn’t occur and there is no recovery. Meaningful recovery after […]
New gene therapy restores neural connections lost in brain disorder
From University of Minnesota Medical School 22/08/23 The authors analyzed brain activity using resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) in mice, identifying communication patterns between brain regions. They predicted different groups of mice based on their brain activity using statistical methods. CREDIT: University of Minnesota Medical School Urban living: A new study from the […]
Gene therapy reduces hearing loss linked to rare disease
From University College London 30/08/23 An international team led by researchers at UCL and the NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre have developed in mice a gene therapy that significantly reduces the hearing loss associated with Norrie disease. Norrie disease is a rare but devastating genetic disorder that causes blindness and hearing loss, […]