Monthly Archives: January 2011
Researchers discover that stem cell marker regulates synapse formation
Among stem cell biologists there are few better-known proteins than nestin, whose very presence in an immature cell identifies it as a “stem cell,”...
Cancer Drug Improves Movement in Rats with Spine Injury
Researchers say the anti-cancer drug Taxol, normally used to treat breast cancer, might also hold promise as a way to help people recover...
Cancer Drug Aids The Regeneration Of Spinal Cord Injuries
Taxol stabilizes growing nerve cells and reduces the barrier-function of scar tissue
After a spinal cord injury a number of factors impede the regeneration of...
Wheelchair basketball rekindles competitive spirit
For Sherrod Nelson, the opportunity to play basketball again in a group setting with others has been rewarding. Nelson is one of the members...
Stanford joins first embryonic-stem-cell therapy clinical trial
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford is now part of the first clinical trial of cells derived from human embryonic stem cells. The trial will enroll up...
Darrell Gwynn Foundation Raises $490,000 at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Darrell Gwynn Foundation auctioned two cars and made a wheelchair donation at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction on Friday, January 21....
A positive outlook: Special therapy helps man with spinal injury reclaim productive life
Practically from the time he could walk, Darren Templeton of Kinnelon enjoyed playing sports: football, basketball, baseball, soccer. As a student in Kinnelon High...
Power Wheelchair Comparison – Episode 2
In episode 2 we get recommendations from the chair manufacturers.
World-first cell trial raises concerns
The $1 million price tag for a trial injecting nose cells into spinal-injury patients would be better spent helping people live with their disabilities,...
Research shows regenerative benefit of MultiStem after spinal cord injury
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Athersys, Inc. announced a joint scientific study on spinal cord injury will be published today in...
