SPINALCORDCURE.ORG

The funded research project is based on my fundamental discovery that the spinal cord is able to repair itself in the early days after injury but is thwarted in its efforts during the second or third week by certain cells that block the repair process. Using this discovery, we developed [1] in laboratory animals an effective procedure to treat spinal cord injury based on the simple principle that if one specifically targets and eliminates these intrusive cells -applying clinical radiation therapy as commonly used to eliminate tumor cells- one can maintain the natural injury repair processes as they function in any other tissue.