David Julius and Wendy Yue have discovered a natural mechanism that could help reduce scarring after a spinal cord injury.

After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to ...

New research reveals that scar formation after spinal cord injuries is more complex than previously thought. Scientists have identified two types of perivascular cells as key contributors to scar ...

More information: Xiaoyu Xue et al, Heterogeneous fibroblasts contribute to fibrotic scar formation after spinal cord injury ...

The body repairs a wounded spinal cord with scar tissue. However, the scar acts like a barrier to new connections forming between nerves. The researchers were trying to dissolve components of the ...

Losing your ability to walk due to drunk driving is not only traumatic but also extremely expensive. Furthermore, it's best ...

Second, SCI healing is hampered by the inflammation, myelin-associated inhibitors, glial scar components and compromised ... complete transection of the spinal cord resulting in paraplegia.

A MUM has shared the incredible journey that her son has been on with his rare condition which meant he was “born twice”. Lisa Coffee, 23, explained how her son, Luca, underwent a rare ...

WashU Medicine researchers have designed, in mice, an approach to minimizing the damage from a spinal cord injury through the use of engineered immune cells. Mice given the treatment had improved ...

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