Saturday, December 04, 2004

Very Cool

"Researchers have successfully tested injections of a liquid polymer to heal spinal injuries in dogs in an experiment that also offers hope for preventing human paralysis.

The liquid, called polyethylene glycol (PEG), if administered within 72 hours of serious spinal injury, was able to prevent three out of four dogs in a test group from suffering permanent spinal damage. Even when the spine was damaged to the point of paralysis, the PEG solution prevented nerve cells from rupturing irreversibly, allowing them to heal themselves."

It’s a shame this advancement was too late to assist Christopher Reeve.

“Study on dogs yields hope in human paralysis treatment"

Via Google News.

Posted by John Venlet on 12/04 at 04:33 PM
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