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Paralyzed man who can walk again shows potential benefit of stem cell therapy

A man who was paralyzed from the neck down after a surfing accident seven years ago is now able to stand and walk on his own, thanks in part to a potentially groundbreaking stem cell treatment. Chris Barr was the very first patient in a Mayo Clinic study that collected stem cells from his own stomach fat, expanded them in a laboratory to 100 million cells and then injected the cells into Barr's lumbar spine. "I never dreamed I would have a recovery like this," Barr told ABC News' Will Reeve. ....

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Chris Barr: Paralyzed man who can walk again shows potential benefit of stem cell therapy

Chris Barr: Paralyzed man who can walk again shows potential benefit of stem cell therapy
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