Yearly Archives: 2010
Neuralstem files FDA application for first chronic spinal cord injury stem cell trial
Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE Amex:CUR) announced that it has filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Stem cell reversal: Ill Americans deserve better
District court judge blocks federal funding for embryonic stem cell research
Just when you thought embryonic stem cell research would begin to show whether regenerating...
Recovering Movement In Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
The University of California, Irvine, has just completed the very first study to show that human stem cells can bring back movement in spinal...
Court Blocks New Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Obama administration Monday from using federal dollars to fund expanded human embryonic stem cell research, saying the research...
Saudi court backing away from paralysis punishment
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia --A Saudi court is trying to persuade a man paralyzed in a fight to drop his demand to inflict a similar...
Covington man first to get new procedure
The first patient to undergo an adult stem cell procedure that may help spinal cord injury patients regain function had an injection Thursday that...
Human stem cells restore motor function in mice
IRVINE — A UC Irvine study is the first to demonstrate that human neural stem cells can restore mobility in cases of chronic spinal...
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Announces Expansion of NeuroRecovery Network
Three community-based health and wellness facilities to provide better access to exercise for those living with paralysis
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has named...
Lifelong athlete shows determination in dealing with spinal injury
Who: Heidi Schindler, 27, Gervais; 5 feet 6 inches, 145 pounds.
Backstory: Schindler, a lifelong athlete, suffered a spinal cord injury in January while snowboarding....
Department of Defense Gives $5.4 Million to Spinal Cord Injury Research
HOUSTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Department of Defense (DoD) awarded the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation a $5.4 million grant to...
