Hurt athlete inspires community

Three and a half weeks ago, Stowe native and standout athlete Jordan Carrell, 22, injured his spine in a snowboarding accident on Mount Mansfield,...

Stem Cell Bill Reintroduced

ACTION ALERT: Stem Cell Bill Reintroduced – Tell Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor the Bill! Good news — the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act...

Stem cell option found in fetal fluid

NEW RESEARCH UNVEILED AS EMBRYONIC FUNDING DEBATED A type of cell that floats freely in the amniotic fluid of pregnant women has been found to...

Woman of determination

Local woman, in wheelchair for 20 years, hopes to drive to success STERLING — After 20 years of sitting in a wheelchair, Rita Avitia is...

BioAxone Therapeutic Licenses Phase II Spinal Cord Injury Drug Cethrin(R) to Boston Life Sciences

MONTREAL, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ - BioAxone Therapeutic announced today that it has licensed its clinical phase II spinal cord injury drug Cethrin to Boston...

Boston Life Sciences Acquires Rights to Develop and Commercialize Promising Phase II Spinal Cord...

Interim Results Report Drug's Safety and Possible Recovery of Function After Debilitating Injury; FDA "Orphan Drug" Status Provides Important Strategic Advantages HOPKINTON, Mass., Jan....

Boston Life Sciences bids $35M for spinal cord drug license

Hopkinton-based Boston Life Sciences Inc. reports it has put up a potential $35 million-plus for an exclusive, worldwide license with BioAxone Therapeutic Inc. of...

Teresa Hukari makes painstaking progress

The year 2006 was a life-altering one for Teresa Hukari, a Hood River native who was injured last March in a freak skiing accident...

Uric acid and spinal cord injury treatment

A novel approach from Rutgers holds potential for Central Nervous System damage NEW BRUNSWICK/PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Uric acid is commonly associated with the excruciatingly painful...

Steady progress for quadriplegic Wyoming man

Progress for Andy Scott comes in bits and pieces. The Powell, Wyo., man underwent experimental stem cell surgery in Europe six months ago in hopes...