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Lightbulb New way to enhance nerve growth following injury discovered

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April 22, 2014
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University of Calgary
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A mechanism to promote growth in damaged nerve cells as a means to restore connections after injury has been uncovered by scientists who have discovered a key molecule that directly regulates nerve cell growth in the damaged nervous system. "We made the surprising discovery that a protein called Retinoblastoma (Rb) is present in adult neurons," explains the lead researcher. "This protein appears to normally act as a brake -- preventing nerve growth."
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Default Thanks for sharing that!

I read another article about that recently on line. It is encouraging to see it here. Hopefully in my life some of these treatments will come my way in time.
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