Researchers Rescue Nerve Cells in Spinal Cord Dysfunction
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 09:32
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre, Toronto Western Hospital have identified a cell receptor, which is responsible for cell death in the spinal cord in a condition called Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM). The findings, published today online in the journal Brain, show that when the cell receptor was blocked, nerve cells were preserved, protecting against loss of motor function.