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August 24, 2005

Stem-Cell Surgery Treats Paralysis

Paralyzed from the waist down after a snowboarding crash, Josh Millard puts his hopes into experimental stem-cell surgery

The Millards learned about the unusual Portugal stem-cell surgery in a May report on the "CBS Evening News."

The procedure involves removing cells from the injured person's nasal cavity and transplanting them into the damaged portion of the person's spinal cord. More than 50 patients have undergone the surgery and almost all have reported some physical improvement.

Posted August 24, 2005 1:25 AM


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