http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319011.php
By Ana Sandoiu Damage to a neuron’s axon, or nerve fiber – the ‘long tail’ that sends signals from the cell body – is a key element of spinal cord injury. Scientists may have found a way to regrow axons – a crucial part of a neuron also known as a nerve fiber – after injury. The findings may help patients with spinal cord injury, stroke, or other neurodegenerative conditions recover their motor skills. A team of researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts have developed a “recipe” for a mixture of molecules and tested its therapeutic potential in mice with spinal cord injury (SCI) or stroke…