Friday, January 28, 2011

Cancer Drug Aids Cell Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury

digg.com:

Scientists found that Taxol has a dual role in spinal cord repair.

It stabilizes the microtubule so that the injured nerve cells regain their ability to grow.

Interestingly, the same drug prevents the production of inhibitory substances in the scar tissue.

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