Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant

Darek Fidyka, 40, from Poland, was paralysed after being stabbed repeatedly in the back in the 2010 attack.

He said walking again - with the support of a frame - was "an incredible feeling", adding: "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." 

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Cure for Type 1 diabetes imminent after Harvard stem-cell breakthrough

A cure for diabetes could be imminent after scientists discovered how to make huge quantities of insulin-producing cells, in a breakthrough hailed as significant as antibiotics. 

Read more here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/11151909/Cure-for-Type-1-diabetes-imminent-after-Harvard-stem-cell-breakthrough.html

A heart patient can dance again.

Edgar Irastorza was just 31 when his heart stopped beating in October 2008. During a workout one day, he felt short of breath and insisted that friends rush him to the hospital. Minutes later, his pulse flat lined.

Researchers took adult and inserted them through a catheter directly into Irastorza’s heart. About a third of his left ventricle had been destroyed by his heart attack, which was attributed to a hereditary cholesterol problem. Today, his doctors tell him his heart is one-third of the way back to normal.

Read more here: http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/275828531.html

Toddler changes brother's life after stem cell donation

A hero sister donates stem cells.

A little girl from South Yorkshire girl is set to change her brother's life after donating stem cells to help him battle a life-threatening blood disorder.

Read more here: http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-09-25/toddler-changes-brothers-life-after-stem-cell-donation/