On the recordMarch 17, 2015
March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, and this week also marks Brain Science Awareness Week, and I am very proud of the amazing advances in neuroscience research that are taking place in my district of south Florida. The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, working in concert with the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine, is at the forefront of understanding traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries and how they can best be treated. Project investigators are now beginning to experiment with transplanting patients' own nerve cells to enhance recovery following paralysis. This brave work has never been more important, especially for our patriots, our military men and women, as they return home from combat and support missions abroad. Thanks to the brain research happening in Miami and elsewhere, we have never been closer to a cure. ____________________
