How injured nerves stop themselves from healing

(Ruhr-University Bochum) Damage to nerve fibers in the central nervous system -- brain, spinal cord, or optic nerve -- often results in lifelong and severe disabilities, such as paraplegia or blindness. Although we are aware of various reasons why nerves fail to regenerate, their treatment has not yet led to any significant clinical successes. A research team from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) has made a discovery that could partly explain the problem and open possibilities for developing new t...