New hope for paralysed patients: Scientists grow links between spinal cord and the brain for the first time
U.S. scientists have regrown spinal cord neurons from a patient’s own cells
They implanted the cells in injured rats aiming to reverse paralysis Found neurons caused animals' nervous system to rewire the spinal cord Connections extended into rats' limbs but they couldn't walk again Experiment offers hope to paralysed people as scientists get closer to cure But expert warns it could be months or years before human trials
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