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NFT: Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant

giantfanboy : 10/20/2014 11:26 pm

a little good news for once!!!!

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A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord.

Darek Fidyka, who was paralyzed from the chest down in a knife attack in 2010, can now walk using a frame.

The treatment, a world first, was carried out by surgeons in Poland in collaboration with scientists in London.

BBC News - Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant - ( New Window )

That's pretty awesome.

shepherdsam : 10/20/2014 11:29 pm : link

Now he can resume his once promising knife-fighting career.

Antdog23 : 10/21/2014 8:16 am : link

I LOL'd

wilson

SBlue46 : 10/21/2014 8:30 am : link

Call them

RE: wilson

Chris in Philly : 10/21/2014 8:31 am : link

In comment 11933203 SBlue46 said:

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Call them

Shit. Eat it.

First person I thoght about was Eric LeGrande

njm : 10/21/2014 8:33 am : link

Hopefully this can be replicated

Fantastic.

AcidTest : 10/21/2014 8:57 am : link

Hope it can also help people like LeGrande.

This feels like it should be the biggest news story

Go Terps : 10/21/2014 9:38 am : link

Shouldn't this be plastered on the front of every newspaper and website in huge letters?

Shep

Tuckrule : 10/21/2014 9:45 am : link

That was hilarious. I actually laughed at my desk

Couldn't agree with Terps more.

Kevin in Annapolis : 10/21/2014 9:48 am : link

This is an amazing, amazing story.

And solid comment by Shep.