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- Doctors from Yale successfully demonstrated a potential precursor for a paralysis cure following spinal cord injuries.
- The researchers collected stem cells from the bone marrow of patients suffering from various types of spinal cord injuries and then injected the patients with their own stem cells.
- Within weeks after the stem cell therapy, the doctors observed substantial improvements in more than half of the patients, including the ability to walk or use their hands.
Accidents that impact the spinal cord can leave survivors with various degrees of paralysis. The worst type of spinal cord injuries can lead to permanent loss of sensory and motor function, meaning people will lose feeling below the region of the injury as well as movement. As it stands, there’s no way to restore spinal cord function.
Researchers are studying various ways to treat spinal cord injuries, though. A team from Yale and the Sapporo Medical University in Japan has figured out a way to potentially cure paralysis and restore sensory and motor function. The doctors used stem cells procured directly from the injured volunteers to repair spinal cord injuries.
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