Researchers identify brain-healing protein

November 11, 2003

Sunday, 7 September 2003

Tasmanian researchers may have unlocked the secret to helping a brain repair

itself naturally after injury.

The neuro-repair group in the School of Medicine at the University of Tasmania

has identified a type protein in the brain with the ability to influence brain

healing.

Their findings have just been published in the respected Journal of

Neuroscsience to great acclaim from international medical researchers.

Junior research fellow Roger Chung says while tests are continuing on animals,

there could be widespread implications.

" We've been looking purely at physical injury at the moment and that's where

we're seeing the greatest benefit, " he said.

" But obviously a lot of diseases and a lot of injuries - they all involve a

common link and that's injury to the brain cells, injury to your neurons, so we

think it will be applicable to all sorts of injuries and diseases.

" It will probably be better for some diseases than others, but that's something

we're going to look at in the future.

" It is new in the sense that because this protein is normally found in the

brain, we're hoping we can turn it on after an injury and help your brain

recover.

" Now that's very exciting becuase it might mean you won't have to use drugs or

chemicals or even transplants - what it will be is your own brain helping itself

to recover. "

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