The Israeli implant that may cure paralysis forever

(Worthy Insights) – It may sound like science fiction, but Israeli researchers say the world could soon witness a paraplegic walking again—thanks to a groundbreaking treatment developed at Tel Aviv University and commercialized by the biotech company Matricelf.

Led by Prof. Tal Dvir, the team is preparing for the world’s first human spinal cord implant procedure designed to restore mobility in people living with paralysis.

“The basis of our technology is to create tissue out of the patient’s own cells,” Matricelf CEO Gil Hakim explained during a recording of the ILTV Podcast. “The spinal cord tissue connects between the brain and the muscles. And in cases where there is a severe, traumatic injury, like car accidents or others, there is a cut in this connection. We take the patient’s cells and create a micro spinal cord and we place it inside the area where there is a cut or an injury… It connects naturally with the existing host. And these connections regain for the patient all movement and function.” [ Source (Read More…) ]


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