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Paralyzed woman walks again

A SOUTH Korean woman paralysed for 20 years is walking again after scientists say they repaired her damaged spine using stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood.

Hwang Mi-Soon, 37, had been bedridden since damaging her back in an accident two decades ago.

Last week her eyes glistened with tears as she walked again with the help of a walking frame at a press conference where South Korea researchers went public for the first time with the results of their stem-cell therapy.

(From the Herald Sun.)

One comment on "Paralyzed woman walks again"

  • dbs says:

    Boy, good thing our government is behind this sort of lifesaving research with its support and finance.
    Owait.

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