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Health: Electrified device for regenerating injured spinal cord
A biocompatible and completely flexible electrified device (scaffold), capable of guiding the regeneration of the injured spinal cord thanks to an innovative electrode is what the European project RISEUP has developed. This project, coordinated by ENEA, brings together Italian (Sapienza University of Rome and Rise Technology srl), Spanish (Polytechnic University of Valencia - UPV and Prince Felipe Research Center - CIPF), and French (National Center for Scientific Research - CNRS) partners with the aim of developing an innovative treatment to regenerate the spinal cord injuries based on stem cell transplantation and their differentiation into neurons through ultra-short electric pulses.
"There are currently no effective treatments to repair spinal cord injuries that cause paralysis and permanent disabilities; however, research on stem cells has opened up new perspectives and is constantly evolving to improve their use for the regeneration of damaged nervous tissue" emphasizes project coordinator Claudia Consales, ENEA researcher of the Division Health Protection Technologies (SSPT-TECS).
