Paralyzed woman walks again after stem cell therapy

=SEOUL : A South Korean woman paralyzed for 20 years is walking again after scientists say they repaired her damaged spine using stem cells...

Wireless reconnects spinal patients

By Jon Fortt - KNIGHT RIDDER Stephen Suer has a passion for books, scuba diving and road bikes: He's not your typical banker. But his life...

Stem cell basics, minus opinions

There are few controversies that polarize individuals as does the one surrounding stem cell research. I will attempt to take a very difficult subject...

Most spinal-cord injury patients suffer ‘abnormal’ pain: poll

Three-quarters of paralyzed spinal-cord injury patients suffer from persistent abnormal pain, according to a study released Friday. A group of spinal cord injury patients and...

Stem cell from umbilical cord blood used to treat paralysis

By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL SEOUL -- South Korean researchers say they've used stem cell therapy to enable a paralyzed patient to walk after she was...

California’s New Stem-Cell Initiative Is Already Raising Concerns

By JOHN M. BRODER - New York Times LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26 - As California moves to begin a lushly financed program of embryonic stem...

Korean Scientists Succeed in Stem Cell Therapy

By Kim Tae-gyu - Staff Reporter A team of Korean researchers claimed Thursday they had performed a miracle by enabling a patient, who could not...

Give A Cheer! Cheerleader Regains Ability To Walk

Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury Is 6 To 12 Percent A young New Jersey woman paralyzed in a cheerleading accident fought to get back on...

Stem cell therapy helps patient walk again, South Korea

A team of Korean researchers claimed Thursday they had performed a miracle by enabling a patient, who could not even stand up for the...

Determined survivor conquers ski injury

GRAND RAPIDS -- Vicky Schmidt is getting used to battling back. The latest setback for the 40-year-old Grand Rapids Paraplegic was a ski accident last...