Cell transplants from the nasal cavity may be the answer to helping paralyzed patients regain sensation in their limbs (Twitter/@InCapitol24)

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This was the first time this transplant treatment was performed and the surgery required collaboration between Polish surgeons and scientists from London.

After regaining feeling in his lower limbs, Fidyka said, “When you can’t feel almost half your body, you are helpless, but when it starts coming back it’s like you were born again.”

Read more details about the surgery on BBC News.

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