/channels/news_feeds/all/term/axon%20repair/rss en /channels/channels/news/molecule-shown-repair-damaged-axons-266571 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2><span>Discovery could be key to treating brain and spinal cord injury</span></h2> <p>A foray into plant biology led one researcher to discover that a natural molecule can repair axons, the thread-like projections that carry electrical signals between cells. Axonal damage is the major culprit underlying disability in conditions such as spinal cord injury and stroke.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/cns_repair.jpg?itok=l6ScshES" width="160" height="95" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2017</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:12:21 +0000 webfull 126003 at /channels