Research Tackles Scar Tissue Formation in Spinal Cord Injuries

Today on Slashdot there is a story about some research that has found a way to mitigate spinal cord scar tissue formation if not actually remove it after it has formed. The approach is to use a stabilized enzyme that helps remove the scar tissue. The Reuters story also mentions that this is but one small piece of the complicated puzzle which is trying to repair spinal cord injury. Many other advances have to happen for repair to be viable, but this discovery is a step in the right direction.