Scientists Discover Old Drug Thiorphan as Potential Spinal Cord Regeneration Therapy
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Researchers at UCSD have identified the existing drug Thiorphan as a potential treatment to regenerate nerve cells in the spinal cord, showing promising results in animal models and human neuron studies, which could lead to new therapies for paralysis in the future.
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