After single injection, paralyzed animals regained ability to walk within four weeks

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/11/dancing-molecules-successfully-repair-severe-spinal-cord-injuries/

"‘While the new therapy could be used to prevent paralysis after major trauma (automobile accidents, falls, sports accidents and gunshot wounds) as well as from diseases... the underlying discovery — that “supramolecular motion” is a key factor in bioactivity — can be applied to other therapies and targets... regenerated axons of the cord’s neurons, reduced scar tissue, promoted myelin growth, triggered blood vessel formation and helped motor neurons survive"

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