It’s being hailed as a groundbreaking discovery by scientists who revealed this new possible spinal cord injury treatment at the World Congress for Hair Research in Australia. The scientists believe that mice hair could be a possible new source of healthy stem cells which can help repair damaged cells in patients who suffer from spinal injury.

The discovery of the cells occurred by chance. Scientists at the research lab AntiCancer, in San Diego, were examining the skin of mice and found that the cells in these mice hairs could heal spinal cord injury in mice. Mice with spinal cord injuries that left them paralyzed were able to walk again after being treated with these healthy stem cells from their hair. The scientists placed the hair stem cells into the damaged nerve of the mouse, and found that the nerve soon rejoined. Very soon, the nerve was functioning almost normally again. The scientists backed up their theories with solid proof at the conference. A video was shown of a mouse with a severed spinal cord, which soon began scurrying about after being treated with the hair stem cells.

Spinal cord injury treatment research is an ongoing process and, to California spinal cord injury lawyers, it often seems like there are supposed “breakthroughs” that ultimately lead nowhere. However, this particular breakthrough could be different. The scientists have found that similar stem cells are also found in the hair of humans, suggesting a high likelihood that the treatment could work in humans too.

Obviously, transferring these benefits to human beings is not going to be simple. However, the fact that such dramatic improvements have been seen in mice, and that the cells are found in human beings, is definitely encouraging. It will be a while before California spinal cord injury attorneys and patients with spinal injuries learn if these treatments can be successfully replicated in human beings too.