UCLA Researchers Uncover Netrin1’s Critical Role in Spinal Cord Development
UCLA researchers have uncovered a groundbreaking role for the protein netrin1 in spinal cord development, revealing its function as a crucial regulator of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling. This discovery not only enhances our understanding of neural development but also opens new avenues for innovative therapies aimed at spinal cord injury repair and regeneration. Published in Cell Reports, this study highlights netrin1’s dual role in guiding nerve fiber growth and maintaining BMP signaling boundaries, which is vital for proper sensory neuron formation.
Rare Spinal Cord Stroke Leaves Woman Paralyzed
Spinal cord strokes are a rare but devastating condition, as one woman’s experience highlights. After suddenly losing the ability to move her right leg, she was diagnosed with a spinal cord stroke, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. Despite…