Tag: Clinical Trial

Human embryonic stem-cell work must go on, says researcher

A top scientist using stem cells from human embryos to cure disease and repair injuries will proceed with his work, he said in Tucson...

New Clinical Trials Could Open ‘Golden Era’ In Spinal Cord Injury And ALS Research

ScienceDaily (Nov. 9, 2007) — New experimental therapies are being -- or soon may be -- tested in clinical trials that could open the...

Acorda Therapeutics CEO Inducted into Spinal Cord Injury Hall of Fame

HAWTHORNE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.® (Nasdaq:ACOR) today announced that Ron Cohen, M.D., its President and CEO, has been inducted into the SCI Hall of...

Fighting paralysis with Gloria Estefan

(CNN) -- Latin pop diva Gloria Estefan and former Citadel linebacker Marc Buoniconti have each suffered paralyzing injuries. Estefan escaped from a near-fatal bus accident...

Seattle radio show Patient Power to discuss ” Advances in the Treatment of Spinal...

Seattle radio show Patient Power to discuss "Advances in the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries" Sunday, October 7, 2007 WHAT: Radio Program: "Patient Power with Andrew Schorr" Seattle:...

Is saline a solution for spine injuries?

Lowering body temperature may aid in recovery Emergency crews may one day have a potent new weapon against spinal-cord injuries -- the one used...

Woman happy with progress after Chinese spinal surgery

Christan Zaccagnino awoke at Xishan Hospital near Beijing with a roaring headache. The 24-year-old Port Chester woman had just endured two hours of spinal cord...

A chill down the spine

The quick and cooling treatment of Buffalo Bills' Kevin Everett spurs interest in its use in spinal cord injuries. Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett's...

Transplants Using Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells Restore Functions for Spinal Cord Injury Patients

PrimeCell Therapeutics Provides Research Support Preliminary Results Involving 38 Patients Presented at 2007 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PrimeCell(TM) Therapeutics LLC http://www.primegenbiotech.com/pg08/) today...

A Daring Course of Treatment

They cooled Kevin Everett down and then they operated. How quick-thinking doctors used some unproven interventions to help save a young football player with...