Monthly Archives: February 2007
Firm provides ramps for handicapped
Mike Cleary has installed more than 100 metal ramps for Disability access in residences (as well as in commercial buildings) since launching his own...
Scientists prepare way for bionic man
Researchers aim within five years to restore natural arm and leg movements to people who are completely paralysed, using the power of neurotechnology, the...
Over $40 Million In Stem Cell Grants Awarded
Gov. Schwarzenegger In Burlingame
Feb. 16 - KGO - It was an historic day for stem cell research. The first grants were made today to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
