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Nose Cells to Cure Spinal Injuries?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the nothing-to-sneeze-at dept.

dptalia writes "The Guardian has an article on how nose cells may cure spinal injuries. This technique has worked with rats, restoring feeling and movement to limbs damaged by severed nerves. The initial trial will be on people who have lost control of an arm due to the nerves being pulled from the spinal cord." From the article: "If successful, with refinement and research the procedure could be tried on people in a wheelchair. It also has the potential to heal other nerve injuries, such as those caused by stroke, blindness and deafness."

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  1. Apologies in advance... by nganju · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... but this smells like a scam to me.

    Sorry, sometimes my puns just stink.
    Doh! Sorry again.

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  2. Stink blossoms by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I hear the main side effect is that everything feels like the smell of chicken.

  3. Too bad... by Reverend+Darkness · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... too bad Michael Jackson lost his chance to use this technology years ago...

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  4. Huuuge! by Volanin · · Score: 3, Funny

    And suddenly my 1+ inch nose becomes the most desired part of my body!

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  5. Drugs are bad mmkay... by GillBates0 · · Score: 3, Funny
    heal other nerve injuries, such as those caused by stroke, blindness and deafness.

    Now if your friendly neighborhood LSD junkie says he can smell the pretty colors or sniff the awesome music, he may actually mean it.

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  6. Re:Funny comments, but my question is this by giorgiofr · · Score: 3, Funny

    Uhm... people will start flying *there* to get cured instead of to the USA? What do I win?

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  7. Tune in later tonight! by cparisi · · Score: 3, Funny

    Newscaster: Can Nose Cells Cure Spinal Injuries? Tune in tonight! ...Later that night

    Newscaster: No.