re: First paralyzed human treated with stem cells has regained upper body movement

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Except it's really not a breakthrough. The only reason to report this is to hype the study and generate more funding. Recovery of 1-2 levels after spinal injury is not uncommon. It's difficult to determine the extent of injury initially, and can take several months before any significant functional improvement occurs. It's very likely his outcome would be the same with or without the stem cells. When they can take someone paralyzed for years and demonstrate improvement, then that will be a breakthrough.

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That makes sense, but you still have to wonder why this wasn't a bigger story.

We need NC Tigah or Scruffy in here.