Tag: Clinical Trial
Stem cell treatment for spinal cord injury tested on patient
NEW YORK — Geron Corp. has begun testing an embryonic stem-cell treatment on a patient with spinal cord injuries, marking the first time such...
Geron Starts First Human Embryonic Stem-Cell Study
Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Geron Corp. used a therapy made from stem cells taken from human embryos to treat a patient paralyzed by...
Second anniversary of Michigan embryonic stem cell research vote
On Oct 4-6, Michigan welcomes the World Stem Cell Summit. Honored at the conference are Governor Jennifer Granholm and Alfred Taubman. Dr. Joseph Kincaid...
Northwestern first site open for spinal cord stem cell trial
Northwestern Medicine is the first site open for enrollment in a national clinical research trial of a human embryonic stem cell-based therapy for...
Progress and Promise in Spinal Cord Injury
The world’s first human embryonic stem cell-based clinical trial has been approved for the treatment of spinal cord injury.
First tests for stem cell therapy are near
Even as supporters of human embryonic stem cell research are reeling from last week's sudden cutoff of federal funding, another portentous landmark is quietly...
Effect on stem cell ruling on companies unclear
(Reuters) - Government officials say they will appeal a U.S. District Court injunction that stops new federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research.
The...
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)...
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...
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...
