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NPR Story
11:39 am
Fri June 1, 2012
Paralyzed Rats Walk, Even Sprint After Rehab
By editor
Originally published on Fri June 1, 2012 12:18 pm
Reporting in Science, researchers write that a combination of therapies, willpower and chocolate helped rats with severe spinal cord injuries learn to walk and even run again. Neurobiologist Moses Chao, not affiliated with the study, discusses the rehab method and whether it could work in humans.
