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- The future of spinal cord injury research and repair
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These ten breakthroughs are all interesting advances which could eventually lead to full spinal cord repair. One of these projects or a combination of them may be successful in making advances in, or achieving full spinal cord repair.
One promising and much publicised area of investigation is stem cell research. It’s thought that stem cells may encourage the re-growth or rehabilitation of damaged nerve cells and it’s quite possible a full spinal cord repair may emerge through this avenue of research. In the future, spinal cord repair may also be achieved by drugs that dissolve scar tissue allowing nerves to re-grow.
Regardless of which spinal injury breakthrough is the most successful, one thing is clear – crucial breakthroughs in spinal cord repair are happening. While it’s inaccurate to talk about a ‘cure’ for spinal cord injury, these developments give us reason to be cautiously optimistic for the future.
Technological advances and scientific breakthroughs will continue to help us better understand the human body and its incredible workings. One day, we hope they will also be able to fully repair all of the effects of a spinal cord injury.