Could we treat spinal cord injuries with asparagus? | Andrew Pelling

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@johnlangley9139
@johnlangley9139 3 жыл бұрын
43 years post injury still believe my nervous system will be restored to high level of function. HOPE = effort. Thanks DOC
@VKSgtSLaughter
@VKSgtSLaughter 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing science! My buddy has an "unrepairable" spinal injury, so this gives me hope that he can be fixed. Keep up the great work Doc! 👍
@DarthVader20201
@DarthVader20201 4 жыл бұрын
It’s not eating it. It’s using it as soft tissue as replacement in the spinal cord.
@dianethomas7149
@dianethomas7149 4 жыл бұрын
This would be amazing for so many people suffering with spinal cord injuries!
@jameskulevich8907
@jameskulevich8907 4 жыл бұрын
Okay robot
@auyemra1331
@auyemra1331 4 жыл бұрын
as a spinal cord injury club card holder.. this is very cool.. how I yearn for the day to remove all these titanium rods from my spine.
@apoorvk8634
@apoorvk8634 4 жыл бұрын
Good luck
@discoooooooo
@discoooooooo 4 жыл бұрын
+1 to that, although I'd happily add a dozen more to regain use of my right arm.
@frankjackal
@frankjackal 4 жыл бұрын
Club card holder????
@shreyaprakash
@shreyaprakash 4 жыл бұрын
Take care!!
@dianethomas7149
@dianethomas7149 4 жыл бұрын
🙏
@jordan3119
@jordan3119 4 жыл бұрын
I’d love to check back in 5-10 years to see if this guy and his lab are truly saving peoples’ mobility and self-sufficient lifestyles. That’s a really cool idea I just hope it ends up working.
@markdance574
@markdance574 4 жыл бұрын
I have a son who’s been fully wheel chair bound since birth and I truly hope this tech can help him and others in the future .
@tld8102
@tld8102 4 жыл бұрын
Nominate your team for the Nobel prize if this works
@martin-1965
@martin-1965 4 жыл бұрын
This is quite fascinating. As someone who has a spinal tumour removed over a decade ago and who still suffers with mild lower left body paralysis, these kind of breakthrough ideas will one day, hopefully, provide real opportunities to allow the body to naturally reconnect motor functions to the brain. It may be too late for me but in a time when "experts" and "science" has been attacked by the forces of ignorance worldwide, thank goodness that behind the scenes, in labs across the planet, people like Andrew and thousands of others continue to work to improve the lives of future generations.
@mdjak3686
@mdjak3686 4 жыл бұрын
Thank God for people like this fine gentleman and his colleagues.
@banegool
@banegool 4 жыл бұрын
Hot Damn! I´ll be an Titanium asparagus cyborg.
@Nicksory
@Nicksory 4 жыл бұрын
:)) same
@dougewald243
@dougewald243 4 жыл бұрын
OUTSTANDING!!! Especially the last part. Your heart wrenching self doubt is apparent, appreciated and I resonate. In the overall scheme of things the mouse/mice souls - with the help of their spirit guides - volunteered for this & willingly brought themselves into your humane sphere of influence in exchange for their rapid advancement. They are soul mates of all involved. Do not fret my friend - all is well and good. History will thank you as I do now.
@ZiggaBIZ
@ZiggaBIZ 4 жыл бұрын
Human ingenuity is almost.... unbelievable. This is truly incredible science.
@bkm2797
@bkm2797 4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing, Andrew it's scientist like you willing to crawl out on that limb to help humanity. Wishing you great success and all that comes with it. Thanks for sharing
@pip5461
@pip5461 4 жыл бұрын
Could this be the breakthrough we are searching for ? I certainly hope so, as this could be the light at the end of a dark tunnel for so many sufferers !
@Blueheartchoreos
@Blueheartchoreos 4 жыл бұрын
This can Be A Great discovery in Future. Yes We Might Come back To simple Solution for Complex Problems. Thats Magnificent!
@everydayjokes2321
@everydayjokes2321 4 жыл бұрын
Joke of the day: Doctor, Doctor, I keep hearing a ringing in my ears. *Where else did you expect to hear it?*
@NeonVisual
@NeonVisual 4 жыл бұрын
Doctor, Doctor, I keep hearing agonising squealing and kittens getting their legs ripped off, in my ears. Well that's because we've trained ourselves to be OK with testing on animals, as long as we tell everyone how emotionally difficult it was.
@florin793
@florin793 4 жыл бұрын
@@NeonVisual Do you have a better alternative to advance human knowledge? Would you rather do it to people who got life in prison?
@q.t.gamingfamily
@q.t.gamingfamily 4 жыл бұрын
@@florin793 better yet, making people volunteer. I agree with you. I hate the thought of using animals but what can we do? We can't advance without performing experiments and trials and animals are our best alternative at this time. We do NOT need another Tuskegee on our hands.
@iforget6940
@iforget6940 4 жыл бұрын
This sounds insane Insanely awesome that is.
@PhoebeFayRuthLouise
@PhoebeFayRuthLouise 4 жыл бұрын
@watch Earthlings documentary Yes! Exactly! I totally agree!
@iforget6940
@iforget6940 4 жыл бұрын
@ismail Cem Eroglu well it depends on your definition of sane
@iforget6940
@iforget6940 4 жыл бұрын
@ismail Cem Eroglu yes it is treu but i think that they think where crazy for not being scientists see its based on perception of it like some wise person said scientists are adults who didint lose there childlike curiosity if this is misquoted im sorry
@1.5Koreans0.5American
@1.5Koreans0.5American 4 жыл бұрын
Super interesting topic
@kmkmm12
@kmkmm12 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing! May God bless you with your work and life. What your doing is going to change lives.
@howardevans7384
@howardevans7384 4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful development - well done to you and your team - this has the potential to be truly life changing. Keep us up dated and good fortune in your work
@rogerpanning907
@rogerpanning907 4 жыл бұрын
What an awesome discovery! Sometimes it the oddest things that we can use to heal, regenerate and make our lives better quality!
@GlamGoreChaosQueen
@GlamGoreChaosQueen 4 жыл бұрын
This is astronomical. I am completely lost for words. This is incredible. My mind was blown by the war, but when you showed the rat being able to move their legs, my mind exploded. This is such incredible, innovative work. I am so excited tk see where it goes.
@robertdiehl1281
@robertdiehl1281 4 жыл бұрын
Congrats on your success. Thanks for being a good human
@huiooolint7093
@huiooolint7093 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing!! I hope it could be real using in medical field in future and give the new life chaning for the people who suffer from the spiral cord.
@captureimagery
@captureimagery 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing. I hope this discovery proves to have outstanding uses for medical field in the future.
@RR-mm2jq
@RR-mm2jq 4 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal!!! Beyond anything!!! Keep up the great work Dr. who 😊
@MassageMarvelsNet
@MassageMarvelsNet 4 жыл бұрын
This is very exciting research! Thank you for following your intuition. Many ideas that seem silly at first turn out to be major breakthroughs and there will always be failures and naysayers on the road to success. Having been close to various quadriplegics since a young age I can appreciate what an incredible impact this has the potential to make on people's lives. I had rodent pets growing up. Some are lucky and some are snake chow. Yes the necessary method of testing is sad, but a honorable sacrifice, like noble warrior rats fighting for a cause. If this becomes a standard medical procedure, I imagine it would end up being practiced in veterinary medicine as well.
@AzlianaLyana
@AzlianaLyana 4 жыл бұрын
You're definitely genius mad scientist!👏👏👍 Brilliant! Hope it works!
@dylanp_ayz8016
@dylanp_ayz8016 4 жыл бұрын
TED finds stuff that gives me hope for humanity. So much negative in the world, we need science more than ever right now.
@johnsmith23ist
@johnsmith23ist 3 жыл бұрын
No we need more God
@reineobermier2260
@reineobermier2260 2 жыл бұрын
Wow this amazing can you see if it helps old injuries too
@sandtracks74
@sandtracks74 4 жыл бұрын
A researcher at the University of Florida, Gainesville, over 45 years ago, was doing spinal cord regeneration research using different chemicals applied daily to the severance area of the spinal cord. Some of the rats moved as if their cord had never been severed. Others never regained function - again based on the chemical used. Why this research was never applied to humans is an astounding dereliction to help humans and animals. (I had read about this researcher in a local newspaper where I lived. I called him to ask if I could visit his lab, which he graciously welcomed the visit. I had a friend who was a quadriplegic, becoming paralyzed at 14 yrs old. I had so wished his paralysis could have been reversed before he died while in his 40’s, suicide.)
@kishanthakar9560
@kishanthakar9560 3 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me where are you from?
@catalinanazal1595
@catalinanazal1595 4 жыл бұрын
Extremely exciting discovery!
@tejsumbal7699
@tejsumbal7699 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for believing in this possible revolutionary treatment and not giving up. This inovative treatment could be the answer for so many people.
@SplendoursVale
@SplendoursVale 4 жыл бұрын
Food looks like the organ that they help. Walnuts (good for the brain) look like brains, ginger (good for digestion) like intestates, and asparagus like a spine.
@GraceDollesin
@GraceDollesin 6 ай бұрын
Wow! Mind blowing! ❤❤❤
@sueyoung2115
@sueyoung2115 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Hope it's actually a useful treatment.
@loriboyters4171
@loriboyters4171 3 жыл бұрын
My son is 45 and a quad from surfing accident 23 years ago. When and where are the trials and how do I sign him up?
@rose2dimples
@rose2dimples 4 жыл бұрын
This would be so amazing!
@justrollwithjesus
@justrollwithjesus Жыл бұрын
Any updates on these trials?
@alexmic3577
@alexmic3577 4 жыл бұрын
absolutely incredible
@rayfan5648
@rayfan5648 4 жыл бұрын
I have very bad spinal cord injuries and I can't wait for this, where could I sign up?🙋
@frankjackal
@frankjackal 4 жыл бұрын
Home run for Asparagus.. best of luck dude ❤️🙏🔥
@anucreativepartner8406
@anucreativepartner8406 4 жыл бұрын
Oh my god. You are amazing Doc.
@Hams787
@Hams787 3 жыл бұрын
Can I sign up for your first clinical trial?
@Red2Eagle25
@Red2Eagle25 4 жыл бұрын
I love the fact that you are innovating for a serious problem the rats was a good first step. When you can make it work with animals like monkeys that have a much closer DNA comparison to a human then I would start the trials. I think again that this was awesome how you are tackling an very necessary problem and I wish you nothing but success in helping the world
@vaishnavirai3761
@vaishnavirai3761 4 жыл бұрын
Its really Mindblowing!!!!!!!
@stevenj6421
@stevenj6421 4 жыл бұрын
Great job Sir!
@dougg1075
@dougg1075 4 жыл бұрын
This is really amazing
@pigeonwheels7207
@pigeonwheels7207 3 жыл бұрын
As a T6-T7 complete paraplegic this brings me such great hope and wonders for the future. The biggest hope I have is that I could at least feel again. And as my fellow titanium spine brothers have mentioned get these damn things removed 😂
@TheRandomDave
@TheRandomDave 4 жыл бұрын
this guy is awesome
@esterester9982
@esterester9982 4 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Indonesia 🇮🇩✌️
@CK90
@CK90 3 жыл бұрын
Years ago, when I was in rehab at the spinal center, an African nurse told me that healing for our bodies comes from the Earth. This was in October of 1992.
@bnb2407
@bnb2407 3 жыл бұрын
Could you imagine if Ted Talks had a video with this title but the answer was just "no"? Game changer
@imbaconplate8872
@imbaconplate8872 4 жыл бұрын
I actually cant believe that in 5 years most of these stuff coould actually come true and we will be much better
@neogery
@neogery 4 жыл бұрын
I know you have to experiment on animals, I get that, but it still breaks my heart. I hope you retire them and adopt them at some point and take good care of them...
@theangryquad3127
@theangryquad3127 4 жыл бұрын
Is a little rough, However would it be better if it was your kid sister?
@neogery
@neogery 4 жыл бұрын
@@theangryquad3127 well if she volunteers and gets paid well ... maybe? I am no sure whats the right way, I am not judging, it just feels wrong XD
@theangryquad3127
@theangryquad3127 4 жыл бұрын
@@neogery Oh no it is wrong! But everything is relative to an alternative and the alternative is human subjects! I'm just making it personal. Having been involved in SCI research for 6 yrs I would be hard pressed to give a yay or nay to this procedure if it was proven within a 80% success rate........
@ferruccio4531
@ferruccio4531 3 жыл бұрын
@@theangryquad3127 torturing animals is sick
@theangryquad3127
@theangryquad3127 3 жыл бұрын
@@ferruccio4531 I agree! What about the "Tuskegee" experiments, would that have been better on animals or are you OK with the human subjects?
@Lang7
@Lang7 4 жыл бұрын
This is incredible and I really hope it work but, my god, it’s hard to see the reality of the testing phase for such an experiment. Deliberately paralysing another life form is brutal.
@katelynwoodworth9989
@katelynwoodworth9989 4 жыл бұрын
Let's start the clock, then. Good work, sir!
@nobodysbaby5048
@nobodysbaby5048 4 жыл бұрын
You're into something. Keep going.😇
@vaishnavirai3761
@vaishnavirai3761 4 жыл бұрын
Just amazing !!!!
@1981dAVIDE
@1981dAVIDE 4 жыл бұрын
seems plants are usefull to fix a lot of problems
@navinranabhat8185
@navinranabhat8185 2 жыл бұрын
Please do clinical trials for us we wanna walk again please release treatment soon waiting this year
@peacelove5329
@peacelove5329 4 жыл бұрын
All the best
@jessiemonrose
@jessiemonrose 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing! I’m in!!🙋🏽‍♀️
@oofmeistermeisteroof1305
@oofmeistermeisteroof1305 4 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing something like this before, it was about how scientists made a meat leaf. Anyone know what it's called? (The video)
@invox9490
@invox9490 4 жыл бұрын
Science... It's just amazing!
@MirorR3fl3ction
@MirorR3fl3ction 4 жыл бұрын
This has to be the most clickbaitable video title TED has ever done thats not actually clickbait
@rionbuss
@rionbuss 6 ай бұрын
The video is over 3 years old now. Has the human clinical trials begun yet?
@Healitnow
@Healitnow 4 жыл бұрын
For this I posted you on Twitter and Face Book. ☺🙂😎
@haoliu5019
@haoliu5019 Жыл бұрын
Why unpublished
@lurkingbanette
@lurkingbanette 4 жыл бұрын
Gonna need a lot of them to stitch together.
@StarTrooper
@StarTrooper 4 жыл бұрын
This is great news.
@Noukz37
@Noukz37 4 жыл бұрын
How about doubting the procedures and methods as well? Does everything that's beneficial for humans has to come out of the suffering of other animals? This really has to stop...
@ferruccio4531
@ferruccio4531 3 жыл бұрын
I had to scroll down quite a while before finding a person who thinks that torturing animals is sick.
@Noukz37
@Noukz37 3 жыл бұрын
@@ferruccio4531 Well, I don't have such persistence as you, so respect :-)
@GraceDollesin
@GraceDollesin 10 ай бұрын
Where do you suppose to test ? On humans?! Would you volunteer?!
@Noukz37
@Noukz37 10 ай бұрын
Animal testing is basically pointless as human testing has to be done afterwards anyway. But there are now many ways of getting there without suffering of human or non-human animals, do some research.@@GraceDollesin
@reginaldchesterfield8110
@reginaldchesterfield8110 4 жыл бұрын
Genius PERIOD.
@_Pike
@_Pike 4 жыл бұрын
“No” *TED talk ends.*
@tyronequaker4959
@tyronequaker4959 3 жыл бұрын
Can asparagus repair nerve pain?
@LuchadorMasque
@LuchadorMasque 4 жыл бұрын
Why do I imagine a frantic epidural with a giant piece of asparagus being held by 2 or 3 surgeons?
@nagamendo5655
@nagamendo5655 4 жыл бұрын
WHAT?!? ... I mean WHAT?!? Asparagus?!? That dull sound you hear is my lower jaw hitting my desk. 😱😵 So many researchers are trying to find a solution using nano tubes or other complicated stuff and then it is asparagus that saves the day?!? WOW! This is the reason why I love these TED videos. There are so many insanely smart people on this planet and with the TED videos you can invite them into your home and listen to what they have to say. (But it still makes me wonder why our planet is in such a desasterous condition when there are obviously more than enough engenious people who could make it a much better place...) Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭
@jacobh9487
@jacobh9487 4 жыл бұрын
Ppl thinking outside of the box!
@sambodie6423
@sambodie6423 3 жыл бұрын
I will walk again?
@haashmm
@haashmm 4 жыл бұрын
TED luv 💖
@normafernandez8520
@normafernandez8520 2 жыл бұрын
I have a spine injury due to spinal manipulation from a chiropractor.
@dikshantsheoran
@dikshantsheoran 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Buddy, It is really an impressive idea of yours, but won't the asparagus be facing immune response by the surrounding cells?
@Infiniti25
@Infiniti25 4 жыл бұрын
He said that they sterilise, remove all dna and render the “scaffold” of plant tissue inert. They then inject the “scaffold” with human tissue for the organ (spinal cord) which I took to mean a sample from the eventual recipient. The immune response would probably be low, what will it recognise? The human cells of the host inside the guest “scaffold”?
@dikshantsheoran
@dikshantsheoran 4 жыл бұрын
@@Infiniti25 👍 thanks 😀
@calvincrenshaw7356
@calvincrenshaw7356 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe 100 generations from now, we can film Veggietales with live talent
@PerspectiveEngineer
@PerspectiveEngineer 4 жыл бұрын
Freaking amazing...
@houssamk777
@houssamk777 4 жыл бұрын
Interesting ....
@fatitigilo825
@fatitigilo825 4 жыл бұрын
We should not mess with Gods creation or plan! He gives us challenges for a reason and he knows exactly what we can or cannot deal with! We need to accept His plan and Judgement!
@deangelowatkins2831
@deangelowatkins2831 3 жыл бұрын
So we shouldn't have doctors or dentists or paramedics either because they ain't apart of God's plan. Stupid
@fatitigilo825
@fatitigilo825 3 жыл бұрын
@@deangelowatkins2831 Only stupid because you're a lost soul. Many others have found the light.
@deangelowatkins2831
@deangelowatkins2831 3 жыл бұрын
@@fatitigilo825 nope your stupid if u think God didn't give us brains or compassion to help others in need or you don't read the Bible..I guess somebody didn't give his life to save people ...dummy
@Fiiilll3
@Fiiilll3 4 жыл бұрын
pls make us immortal by replacing our injuries with plant cells
@ColdShowerSobies
@ColdShowerSobies 4 жыл бұрын
FUND THIS NOW!
@nutzeeer
@nutzeeer 4 жыл бұрын
I would guess more neurons would reconnect after removing the scaffold material. try it!
@theangryquad3127
@theangryquad3127 4 жыл бұрын
This type of scaffolding just degenerates, that the point........
@purestparker9421
@purestparker9421 3 жыл бұрын
i’m down for anything. 15 and paralyzed sucks
@lorez6063
@lorez6063 4 жыл бұрын
I guess the ends justify the means, hey Dr Moreau?
@proudofmykids4108
@proudofmykids4108 4 жыл бұрын
I believe in biomimicry and find it fascinating that plant tissue survives in the human body. This is very interesting and promising. Furthermore, applying these experiments to rats is traditionally acceptable because a rats neurological system is very similar to a humans..and most SCI experiments are first conducted on rats...got it. But, my understanding is that it is very rare that spinal cords actually are severed in SCIs, so I am puzzled as to how this would be practically applied to humans. Would love additional information about this company and their FDA approvals....
@proudofmykids4108
@proudofmykids4108 4 жыл бұрын
Ps - husband is C6 quad
@CK90
@CK90 3 жыл бұрын
Forget 2 years down the road, sign me up TODAY !
@neko-wd4mv
@neko-wd4mv 4 жыл бұрын
My English lisning skill is still low. Aquiring it is a long way to go.
@lawabidingcitizen2936
@lawabidingcitizen2936 4 жыл бұрын
Me too :
@easterlake
@easterlake 4 жыл бұрын
Before you laugh at this guy, have you ever seen a rabbit in a wheel chair? I rest my case!
@frankjackal
@frankjackal 4 жыл бұрын
Who is laughing at him?? Also his hypothesized solution has nothing to do with eating asparagus 🙏🙏 Wishing him loads of luck..
@easterlake
@easterlake 4 жыл бұрын
@@frankjackal calm down Oliver
@micahamadeustillmon1564
@micahamadeustillmon1564 3 жыл бұрын
Using vegetables to fix vegetables because a vegetable times a vegetable is a human spine.
@IrresistibleWitch
@IrresistibleWitch 4 жыл бұрын
I keep staring at his hair lol I just want fix it.
@g8slavin217
@g8slavin217 4 жыл бұрын
this guy definitely feels bad about the lab rat experiments haha
@Chris-op7yt
@Chris-op7yt 4 жыл бұрын
asparagus is not cheap. if you buy overgrown asparagus, use a vegetable peeler on the tough ends, to reveal tender inner. do same for cauliflower stalk. this is what pro chefs do.
@sambodie6423
@sambodie6423 3 жыл бұрын
I just want to walk again 😞
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