ProNeuron to test spinal cord treatment in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - ProNeuron Biotechnologies Inc. on Monday said it was beginning U.S. clinical trials of an ambitious new drug aimed at improving...
Christopher Reeve, Scientists Share Honor
Actor Christopher Reeve, two scientists who discovered an arthritis therapy and a researcher who helped show how cells read their genes have won prestigious...
Monkey test offers hope to paralysed
The treated monkeys, which had suffered paralysis in one hand, regained 80 per cent of the movement they had lost.
Up to 12 months of...
New study may explain spinal cord pain
BY PAULA BRADY - Staff Reporter
A new study by Yale researchers has found a possible explanation for chronic pain in patients with spinal cord...
Feeling restored after paralysis
Scientists say they have successfully restored feeling to patients paralysed for at least two years.
A team from the University of San Paulo in Brazil...
Cell transplants help reverse paralysis
Patients are feeling a sensation of hope
Robert Smith, 46, of Harrison Township underwent a Chinese procedure to help him regain movement.
The first American spinal...
Paralysed girl’s ‘miracle’ steps
A teenager who was paralysed from the neck down in a car accident has taken her first steps - despite being told she would...
How Nerve Cells Grow
FRIDAY, July 25 (HealthDayNews) -- Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions have identified a protein that promotes the growth of tentacle-like axons on nerve...
Reeve recovery hopes boosted
Scientists have uncovered evidence that actor Christopher Reeve could make a full recovery from paralysis if his spinal injury can be fixed.
Reeve, the star...
Spinal Cord: Heal Thyself
Transplanted stem cells can improve Motor skills in injured rats
FRIDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- Japanese researchers are reporting yet another advance in the repair...
