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11.04.2019
Spinal cord injury: A diversified lifestyle before the injury improves the healing process
Animal experiments show that positive effects can also be induced by drug treatment
In rodents, the environment in which they live affects the regeneration of damaged nerve cells. When the animals grow up with many peers and in large cages equipped with toys, tunnels, swings and running wheels, their nerve cells show an increased growth after an injury. This is reported by a research team headed by Professor Dr. Simone Di Giovanni, who recently moved from the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH) and the University of Tübingen to Imperial College London. The paper has been published in the current issue of the journal Science Translational Medicine. In their study, the scientists also identified several molecules that played a key role in the mechanism. Artificially activating them in the body let injured nerve cells to recover to a greater extent as well.
Press release of the Imperial College London:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/190833/active-lifestyles-help-nerves-heal-after/
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