Japanese team’s antibody treatment returns 80% of finger function to paralyzed monkeys

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/01/05/national/science-health/japanese-researchers-return-finger-function-monkeys-spinal-cord-injuries/#.WlL2zExFzIU

A joint research team formed by Kyoto University and Osaka University has succeeded in repairing finger function in monkeys with spinal cord injuries by using an antibody to thwart a protein that blocks neural regeneration…