It’s important to note that if by "cure" you mean full return to the way a person was before injury or disease, that may be asking more than the research can deliver – for now. In the short term the cure is more likely to mean better bowel and bladder and perhaps sexual function for people with paralysis, reduced pain, improved breathing and/or hand function for quadriplegics. People with ALS may gain years of life; people with MS might have greater stamina and less frequent exacerbations. Some people may gain functional ambulation; some might even be able to toss out their wheelchairs.
