Transplanted Nose Cells Help Paralyzed Man to Walk

A man from Bulgaria, paralyzed from the chest down, has regained feeling in his legs and is able to walk with the aid of parallel bars and leg braces, after nose cells were transplanted into his damaged spinal cord. The man also reportedly can drive a car. Investigators say the former firefighter has recovered some bladder and bowel sensation, as well as some sexual function. An international team of researchers is hailing as a "breakthrough" the success of the cell...

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