Nose Cells to Cure Spinal Injuries?

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."

Comments

Amazing

[SimonInOz]

I've heard of a nasal whine, but never a nasal walk!

Wazah!

[Chayak]

Ah! The nose has it! "You digging for gold?" "No, just some spinal replacment tissue." "So gold then." "Yeah, you could put it that way, though with the medical system it's worth twice it's weight and then some."

Oh Swell...

[anandamide]

Now whenever you reach around to thumb your nose at someone, you throw out your back.

warning: critical national-security disclaimer

[Anonymous Coward]

EUROPEAN SECURITY LEVELS RAISED

The British are feeling the pinch in relation to recent bombings and
have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon though,
security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit
Cross." Londoners have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940
when tea supplies all but ran out.

Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "Bloody
Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance"
warning level was during the great fire of 1666.

Also, the French government announced yesterday that it has raised its
terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide." The only two higher levels in
France are "Surrender" and "Collaborate." The rise was precipitated by a
recent fire that destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively
paralyzing the country's military capability.

It's not only the English and French that are on a heightened level of
alert. Italy has increased the alert level from "shout loudly and
excitedly" to "elaborate military posturing using hand gestures." Two more levels remain, "ineffective combat operations" and "change sides."

The Germans also increased their alert state from "disdainful
Arrogance" to "dress in uniform and sing marching songs."
They too have two higher levels: "invade a neighbor" and "lose."

Rats with nerve damage?

[adnausium]

So about those rats....did they just put out an open call to anyone with nerve damaged rats? "We can repair them, make them stronger, faster...."