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A man has been making representations to the Obama administration about the potential benefits of stem cell treatment to alleviate spinal cord injuries.

Will Ambler, founder and president of a group known as Spinal Cord Injury Research Advancement, has spoken about research in which injured rats have been able to stand again after stem cell surgery, reports SantaMariaTimes.com.

He believes that a clinical trial costing around $3 million (£1.9 million) is needed in order to put the findings to the test in humans.

The challenge Mr Ambler faces is to raise the large amount of money needed to run such a trial - although he believes that such research can actually save money in the long run.

He told the news provider: "The funding for providing wheelchairs, disability and other medical bills comes from the taxpayers. I'm sure they would appreciate a treatment which could save them money."

Meanwhile, newswise.com has reported that new underwater treadmill therapy devised by Sandra Stevens at Middle Tennessee State University has helped a number of spinal injury patients to walk again.

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