Experts Say Spinal Cord Trials on Humans Are within Sight

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Scientists are ready to launch the first ground-breaking trials on humans to repair damaged spinal cords.

New research has revealed a significant breakthrough in nerve reconstruction which experts say could prove to be decisive in helping people who are paralysed regain the ability to walk.

The breakthrough came after tests on adult rats, conducted by a team of scientists based at the National Institute for Medical Research, confirmed that severed nerve fibres located in the spinal cord could be reunited with the brain.

They are now just two to three years away from conducting the first trials on humans and believe the techniques used during research could …