Study allows lame dog to walk again

(CNN)- Jasper, a Dachshund, became lame after an injury in 2008.

With the aid of a pioneering treatment, Jasper went from being paralyzed to walking with the aid of a harness.

Now, he runs on his own.

Scientists at the University of Cambridge took the cells from Jasper's nose and injected them into his damaged spinal cord. Professor Nicolas Jeffery designed the study.

"The cells we used, when they are in the nose usually help nerve fibers to grow from the nose into the brain," said Jeffery.

Jasper is not the only one moving around the house again.

The scientists said other dogs in the study regain limited use of their hind legs.

The researchers do acknowledge that this procedure alone would not likely have any useful benefit to human spinal cord injury patients.

Jeffrey said he believes it's a small step in the right direction.

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