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06/05/2018 / By Janine Acero

An endangered salamander could help scientists develop new treatment options for spinal cord injuries

Living tissue can heal over time after an injury. This process is called regeneration, and some animals can regenerate certain body parts in a manner that far surpasses our own. Some injuries are severe enough, such as spinal cord injury, that the damaged nerves cannot be rebuilt. On the other hand, some animals have no problem […]

02/27/2018 / By David Williams

Researchers develop method to eliminate scarring by getting wounds to heal as normal skin instead of scar tissue

There are many changes going on beneath the surface of your skin whenever you have a wound that heals all the way to completion. Now, researchers have figured out a way to make it so that wounds that heal don’t turn into scar tissue, turning them into normal skin instead. This is the result of a […]

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