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GMJ News > GMJ Briefs > Announcement: Mammals May Possess Hidden Regenerative Capacity: Scientists Redirect Healing Toward Tissue Regrowth Instead of Scarring

Announcement: Mammals May Possess Hidden Regenerative Capacity: Scientists Redirect Healing Toward Tissue Regrowth Instead of Scarring

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Diagram showing two-stage regenerative treatment redirecting wound healing pathway from scarring to tissue regrowth
Scientists have demonstrated that mammals may retain dormant regenerative abilities through a two-stage treatment approach that redirects wound healing away from scarring toward active tissue regrowth, successfully restoring bone, joints, ligaments, and tendons in preclinical amputation models. — Photo by www.kaboompics.com on Pexels (Pexels License)
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Breakthrough: Scientists have demonstrated that mammalian regenerative capacity may be suppressed rather than lost. Using a two-stage treatment, researchers successfully redirected healing from scarring toward active regrowth of bone, joints, ligaments, and tendons in animal models. This could transform treatment of traumatic injuries. Read the full analysis.

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Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.

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