Biotech Companies Seek to Restore Functions to Spinal-Cord Injury Patients
March 11, 2021
Stem cells, gene therapy among treatments under study for paralyzing injuries Biotechnology companies and researchers are studying treatments that could help patients with spinal-cord injuries recover abilities to move and function that they have lost. Each year about 18,000 Americans suffer spinal-cord injuries, which are often caused by automobile accidents, falls, violence and sports injuries, according to the National Spinal