News Neuroscience A study in mice hints at a new way to treat spinal cord injuries The finding suggests that a drug to ease swelling can speed recovery and stop cell death After a spinal cord injury, a certain kind of nerve cell in mice swells up. This reconstruction shows a mouse neuron dotted with a protein (red) that allows the cell to puff up after trauma. Q. Li et al/STM 2024 Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Laura Sanders September 25, 2024 at 2:00 pm After a devastating spinal cord injury, mice’s nerve cells balloon up in size.