New approach for repairing damaged nerve fibers in spinal cord injuries using nano-spheres discovered (News-Medical-Net)

Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a new approach for repairing damaged nerve fibers in spinal cord injuries using nano-spheres that could be injected into the blood shortly after an accident.
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This entry was posted on Friday, November 27th, 2009 at 10:51 am and is filed under Technology.