Monthly Archives: November 2011
Possible Pain Relief Breakthrough for Spinal Cord Injuries
Researchers have found a possible breakthrough for spinal cord injuries with a find that a one-time injection of a protein into the cord immediately...
Artists ‘Rise Up’ above their disabilities at Jersey City exhibit
David McCauley can barely move his right hand and can't move the fingers on his left. But the Jersey City resident is moving crowds...
Ekso Bionics at TEDMED 2011
Eythor Bender’s Ekso Bionics makes powered, wearable robots known as “exoskeletons”
Where Does Geron’s Exit from Embryonic Stem Cells Leave the Field?
Given that the firm with the most money has just quit, questions about how to succeed are rampant.
Geron, a pioneer in stem cell research...
After life-altering crash, Mills man trains for biathlon
Taylor Weber lies belly-down on the carpet of the Parkway Plaza Hotel, aiming an electronic rifle across a nearly empty hallway.
He props himself on...
Funding derails stem cell program aimed at paralytic
For patients paralyzed by spinal cord injuries, Geron Corp.'s stem cell research was the shining hope.
The biotech firm showered scientists with millions of dollars...
Finding ‘The Gift in the Wound’
For Laurie Kammer, Long Process of Healing is Well Under Way
Laurie Kammer, 27, is a daughter, a sister, a dancer, a ukulele player,...
Stanford team treats final patient in landmark stem cell therapy trial
(Medical Xpress) -- The Stanford University School of Medicine and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center treated the fifth patient in the Geron Corp-sponsored trial...
Spinal cord treatment offers hope
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have developed a promising new treatment for spinal cord injury in animals, which could eventually prevent paralysis in...
Building on progress and a vision for spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injury is one of the world’s major unsolved health-care challenges, affecting not only the individuals who live with it but also their...
