St. Jude Medical Announces FDA Clearance of
Tripole 16C helps physicians customize care with 16 independent electrodes
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Carpenter transforms stem cells, self
Melissa Carpenter of Novocell transforms stem cells and herself.
Life is transformed in the stem cell laboratories of Melissa Carpenter.
"These cells are the coolest cells...
Many spinal cord injuries from crashes
NEW YORK, Feb. 15 (UPI) Seventy percent of the 1,500 U.S. spinal cord injuries to minors result from vehicle accidents, and 68 percent were...
Study: Spinal cord can repair itself
BALTIMORE, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have disproved the long-held theory that the spinal cord is incapable of repairing itself.
The Johns...
Neuronal Differentiation Of Human Neural Stem Cell Grafts In Adult Rat Spinal Cord
Human neural stem cell grafts can show neuronal differentiation in the normal and injured spinal cord of adult rats. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University...
70% of Spinal Cord Injuries in Children Result from Motor Vehicle Accidents; Most Not...
Newswise — Of the nearly 1,500 spinal cord injuries (SCIs) sustained by children age 18 and younger every year, approximately 70 percent are...
California Stem Cell Debate Goes Back To Court
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- The fight over control of $3 billion worth of funding for stem cell research in California goes back to...
No excuses: former LP resident focuses on capabilities, not disabilities
New children’s book is her latest project
Maureen Pranghofer might claim she is just like everyone else, but one look at her life reveals that...
GRAViTONUS Gaming System For Quadriplegics
Any person with physical disabilities is entitled to active interaction with all aspects of social life, independent personal life, self-determination, freedom of choice, as...
Local Surfing Community Supports UC San Diego’s Spinal Cord Regeneration Research
Newswise — With unsteady hands, San Diego resident and surfing enthusiast, Tony Mezzadri handed over an oversized check in the amount of $17,000 to...
