Source: Reuters
Posted: January 6, 2008 1:13pm EST
Summary:
Reuters reports researchers have discovered injured brains and spinal cords can reorganize function to restore cellular communication to help patients with injuries regain mobility:
"Scientists have figured out how mice can regain some ability to walk after spinal cord injuries, and hope this insight can lead to a new approach to restoring function in people paralyzed by similar damage. The research, published on Sunday in the journal Nature Medicine, showed that the brain and spinal cord are able to reorganize functions after a spinal cord injury to restore communication at the cellular level needed for walking."
