OECS
Britishabbreviation
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“Dominica was a real wake up call for us, it virtually got washed away” said Didacus Jules, director general of the OECS.
From The Guardian
In a second operation the patient's OECs will be injected above and below the injury and strips of tissue laid across the gap in the cord.
From BBC
The team believe the OECs will enable nerve fibres to regenerate across the cord and so repair the damage.
From BBC
OECs assist the repair of damaged nerves that transmit smell messages by opening up pathways for them to the olfactory bulbs in the forebrain.
From The Guardian
Dr Tabakow was so convinced of the science that he got ethical approval to inject OECs from the nasal lining into the spinal cords of three paralysed patients - this was crucial to show the procedure was safe.
From BBC
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