Paralyzed man walks again after cell transplant

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Paralyzed man walks again after cell transplant

A paralyzed Bulgarian man was able to regain sensation in his lower body and walk again after receiving revolutionary treatment in Poland. Dark Fidyka was paralyzed from the chest down following a knife attack in 2010. But doctors took cells from his nose and transplanted them into his spinal column. Nerve cells in the nose are able to regenerate and the experiment had hoped to regenerate damaged cells in the spine. Doctors have hailed the experiment but will need to do more tests before any conclusive results can be made.

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