CONNECTING CUT/BROKEN NERVES. New hope. If a nerve is injured (eg. industrial or battle injuries), the nerve ends can often be rejoined with microsurgery, or, if there is a gap, with a nerve taken from another part of the person’s body. These researchers may have found a way to bridge the gap between the remaining nerves without taking a nerve from elsewhere in the person’s body. Their technique uses a biodegradable tube to guide the regrowing nerve and microspheres containing a nerve growth factor (GDNF). Impressive.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-nerve-growing-method-could-help-injured-soldiers-and-others/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mind&utm_content=link&utm_term=2020-01-29_featured-this-week&spMailingID=62875667&spUserID=NTY1MTU5MDU1OAS2&spJobID=1804020482&spReportId=MTgwNDAyMDQ4MgS2