Researchers recently completed a scientific trial that enabled paralyzed rats to run again.
Through a combination of chemical, electrical, and physical stimulation, they found that the paralyzed rats who underwent treatment could walk again — some could even run.
This could have incredible implications for paralyzed humans, but much more research is needed before these techniques can be tested in humans.
Here is a breakdown of the step-by-step process these scientists used to reactivate parts of the spinal cords and get these rats walking again.
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The study succeeds in restoring voluntary and adaptive movement in paralyzed rats.
Which is amazing since the rats begin with partially severed spinal cords.
First the researchers inject a cocktail of chemicals designed to mimic the body’s signals that coordinate lower body movement.
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