25-08-2017, 09:32 PM
Nerve Cell Regeneration
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NERVE CELL:
The function of a neuron is to communicate information.
Nerve cells control sensations in the body and other functions such as help to store memory in the brain.
Degenerative Diseases:Cause of Brain Damage
A Degenerative disease is a disease in which the function or structure of the affected tissues or organs will progressively deteriorate over time.
Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative and terminal disease & is associated with plaques and tangles in the brain.
Huntington’s disease: is a rare genetic neurological disorder inherited by approximately 3 to 7 per 100,000 people of Western European descent.
What Is Nerve Regeneration?
Renewal or physiological repair of damaged tissue in any part of the nervous system.
Replacement of damaged cells and restoration of function can be accomplished by transplantation of cells derived from different sources, such as human foetal tissue, genetically modified cell lines, embryonic or somatic stem cells.
Microchip Technique
Western Canada Regeneration Initiative
Already implanted tiny silicon rods into trauma patients called “regeneration tubes” to direct injured nerve cells to grow in the right directions