IR Laser Pulses ID Regenerative Drugs
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct., 12, 2010 — Using a new laser surgery technique, MIT engineers have successfully delivered drugs that regenerate nerve cells in living animals. Scientists have long sought the ability to regenerate nerve cells, or neurons, which could offer a new way to treat spinal-cord damage as well as neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. While many chemicals can regenerate neurons grown in Petri dishes in the lab, it’s difficult and time-consuming to identify those chemicals...