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Using a new gene therapy technique, researchers at the University of California San Diego reduced neuropathic pain in mice that were experiencing spinal cord or other nerve injuries — and with no side effects.

Deleting Pain

Genetics

This could be huge.

Scientists Eliminate Chronic Pain in Mice and Primates Using Gene Therapy

The treatment enabled about 40% of the paralyzed rats to walk again.

Stem Cells Restore Mobility and Sensory Perception to Paralyzed Rats

Olfactory system cells can deliver a helpful enzyme at the spot of injury.

Our Sense of Smell Provides a New Way to Battle Spinal Cord Injuries

"This data is proof of principle that the human nervous system has much greater recovery capabilities than expected."

Breakthrough Treatment Restores Voluntary Movement to Paralyzed Man's Legs

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Two-thirds of subjects recovered from their spinal cord injuries.

A New Cell Therapy Successfully Restored Movement in Paralyzed Patients

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Brain-computer interfaces are on the rise.

Spinal Injury Patients Could Regain Mobility Through Brain-Computer Interfaces

The new treatment is completely non-invasive.

Researchers Provide the First Evidence That a New Kind of Paralysis Treatment Is Effective

Could this new compound be the key to future spinal cord treatments?

Scientists Restore "Almost Perfect Motor Control" to Rat With Severed Spinal Cord

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