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Nanoparticles ease inflammation in mice with spinal cord injuries

Nanoparticles ease inflammation in mice with spinal cord injuries

In a spinal cord wound, immune cells often aggravate the injury by stirring up inflammation long after it’s needed, which hinders healing. Now a group of Italian researchers demonstrate that, in mice, they can quiet the cells responsible for chronic inflammation around the spinal cord by targeting them directly with drug-laden nano particles.

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