Tag: Drugs and Medication
Fund-raiser to aid Stockyards co-owner left paralyzed
On Jan. 9, Mark Wagner was a runner and skier, a man in perfect physical condition. He was a flight captain with US Airways....
Vet Travels to Mexico To Receive Stem Cell Treatment
(KABC-TV) - Stem cell therapy is the next frontier in medicine. Scientists hope to someday use stem cells as the ultimate body-repair kit, growing...
Picking up the pace in struggle to walk again
Suspended in a harness over a treadmill, Rich Maloney swung his arms vigorously and propelled his body forward. At his feet, two physical therapists...
Robotic device helps stroke patients, study finds
American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Robotic, Elbow, Brace, Myomo, Woodie Flowers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
An electromyographically controlled robotic elbow brace being developed...
Stockbridge grad overcomes accidents to graduate from UM
It was May 24, 1998, a week before Jaffer Odeh was to graduate from Stockbridge High School. He was driving home from Jackson after...
Odds high, funds sparse for stem cell researchers
Patrick's $1b offer a temporary boost
For all the hype and hope surrounding stem cell research, most of the companies trying to develop treatments from...
Embryonic stem cells trial on track to start
The first clinical trial of embryonic stem cells is on track to start early next year on patients with spinal cord injury. Geron (NASDAQ:GERN...
Q Therapeutics Announces New Stem Cell Patent
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Q Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that it was awarded Patent Number 7,214,372, titled "Methods Using Lineage Restricted Glial Precursors from the...
Banning stem cell research prolongs suffering
Diabetes affects 140,000 young Australians, who would die unless they received multiple insulin injections each day of their lives. The cause is the self-destruction...
‘Problem is, they think a jockey’s life is only worth $100,000’
CITRA, Fla. -- Remi Gunn, 47, remembers making her move aboard Betty Sue on Aug. 6, 2003, at Ellis Park Thoroughbred Race Track in...
