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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

How spider silk could be key to repairing damaged nerves in humans

A combination of spider silk and silkworm silk offers a promising method to repair severe nerve injuries, potentially reducing reliance on autograft surgery.
Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Could this spider's silk help repair nerves?

Golden orb-web drag-line silk can act as a long-lasting biodegradable scaffold to bridge nerve gaps and support regeneration across centimeter-scale injuries.
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

The Contributions of Immigrants to Psychiatry and Neurology

In a previous post, I described the life of Heinz Lehmann, a young German physician who fled the rise of Nazi power and settled in Canada, where he played a major role in the recognition of chlorpromazine as a treatment for psychoses. As it turns out, he was one of many talented physicians and scientists who settled in Britain, the U.S., and Canada, where they contributed to the growth of neuroscience and neuropharmacology.
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Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
6 months ago

Science Thought Nerves Couldn't Heal. It Thought Mars Had Canals. It Thought Plastic Was Eco-Friendly. Then It Thought Again

Nerves can regenerate, including some central nervous system neurons, and adult human brains may produce new neurons under certain conditions.
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