What an amazing breakthrough.
What an amazing breakthrough. A group of doctors and scientists say a paralyzed man has been able to walk again after surgery in which olfactory nerve cells from his nasal cavity were transplanted into his spinal cord.
Dr. Pawel Tabakow of the Wroclaw Medical University in Poland says in a statement: "Prior to the transplantation, we estimated that without this treatment, our patient's recovery chances were less than 1%. However, we observed a gradual recovery of both sensory and motor function that began 4 months after the surgery."
Raisman says in a statement: "We believe that this procedure is the breakthrough which -- as it is further developed -- will result in a historic change in the currently hopeless outlook for people disabled by spinal cord injury.
Absolutely brilliant, this man is now able to walk with a frame instead of being stusk in a wheelchair
Details of the research are published in the journal Cell Transplantation.
Yes, I was also amazed. Stem cell treatment may cure many afflictions. As a hearing impaired person (through catching a very bad flu virus some years back), I am always hopeful that one day I may never need hearing aids.
If anyone is interested here is some information from earlier this year on the research currently being undertaken by one group.
https://hearinglosscure.stanford.edu/2014/03/inner-ear-hair-cell-like-cells-from-human-embryonic-stem-cells/