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Regenerative Medicine

Lab-grown brain-spinal cord model shows ‘irreversible’ nerve damage may be reversed

Lab-grown brain-spinal cord model shows ‘irreversible’ nerve damage may be reversed

Cambridge scientists have grown miniature circuits in the lab that mimic how the brain and spinal cord connect up, which underlies our movements. They used this model to show how damage to these connections previously considered ‘irreversible’ could, in fact, be reversible As we develop and grow from embryo to fetus to infant, our nerve…
Accelerating discovery of novel treatments for rare diseases

Accelerating discovery of novel treatments for rare diseases

The EU-funded DREAMS project welcomes University College London to its consortium to help fast-track new therapies for patients suffering from rare neuromuscular disorders Since its launch in 2023, the EU-funded DREAMS(opens in new window) project has been working on cutting-edge methods and tools that will be used to find new treatments for rare neuromuscular disorders…
MIT's neuron conversion process enhances spinal cord and ALS treatments

MIT engineers turn skin cells directly into neurons for cell therapy

A new, highly efficient process for performing this conversion could make it easier to develop therapies for spinal cord injuries or diseases like ALS Converting one type of cell to another — for example, a skin cell to a neuron — can be done through a process that requires the skin cell to be induced…

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