Friday, March 29, 2024

Tag: Cancer

Stem cell research expands as more applications are tested

It's been almost 20 years since Dr. Sam Weiss, professor and researcher at the University of Calgary, made the stunning confirmation of the existence...

Sion hospital opens stem cell centre

MUMBAI: Ravindra Ahire, a farm labourer's son from Malegaon, is happy he can hobble across the road with his walker. "I can manage half...

U.S. Sen. Harkin- Statement Regarding the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D- IA) delivered the following remarks yesterday on the floor of the Senate urging the adoption of...

Superman and his wife: Washington, Conn., author’s book details the inspiring lives of Christopher...

Christopher Reeve was allergic to horses. It is one of the stunning ironies in a life filled with them. Among them: He would likely not...

Everett center of attention at annual football camp

PORT ARTHUR - Kevin Everett walked toward the football field at Memorial High School and paused for yet another photograph Monday. Sheri Richmond, a Port...

‘We plan to bring out innovative tailor-made cells for diseases’

Chennai: Can you gain anything from someone whose job has not been determined? In sports, the guy who sits on the bench can only...

Superman’s battle with George Bush … and his legacy of hope to millions

Film star Christopher Reeve was best known for playing Superman until he was paralysed from the neck down after a riding accident in 1995....

Bladder Cancer In Spinal Cord Injury Patients

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Finally, University of California at Irvine investigators retrospectively evaluated 32/1319 (2.4%) SCI patients who developed bladder cancer that was detected...

First stem cell trials might start in O.C.

An Irvine company could be the first to win federal approval for clinical trials. A tiny start-up company in Irvine has a shot at becoming...

A new approach to paralysis rehab

Book looks at family challenges Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects an estimated 12,000 people each year, according to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center....