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Spinal injury nerve cell repair may soon be boosted by sugar residue treatmentRSS Feed
Spinal injury may soon have better treatments, following research which linked sugar residues in the back to the growth and survival of nerve cells.
Certain types of residues, known as chondroitin sulfate sugar, help to support the survival of motorneurons in the extracellular matrix, according to researchers at the University of Bochum.
Commenting on the findings, published in the Journal of Neuroscience Research, Bochum professor Stefan Wiese explained: "If we had a medication that could change the extracellular matrix so that it favours the growth and survival of nerve cells, that would be a large step in the treatment of nerve injuries after accidents or also for the treatment of diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis."
Recent research published at John Hopkins Medical Institute indicated that motorcycle helmets help to reduce the risk of spine cord injury and death following collisions.
The research dubunks the myth that the weight of the helmet can actually increase the risk of damage to the neck.
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