U-M, UCSF researchers coax cells to grow and myelinate along
thin fibers, with potential use in testing treatments for neurological diseases.
Every week in his clinic at the University of Michigan,
neurologist Joseph Corey, M.D., Ph.D., treats patients whose nerves are dying
or shrinking due to disease or injury.
He sees the pain, the loss of ability and the other effects
that nerve-destroying conditions cause – and wishes he could give patients more
effective treatments than what’s available, or regenerate their nerves. Then he
heads to his research lab at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, where his team
is working toward that exact goal.