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Ethicists Wary of New Stem Cell Proposals
WASHINGTON -- A member of the President's Council on Bioethics and two Columbia University scientists are promoting new research methods that could, they say,...
Replicating an Eel’s Nerve Circuitry May Aid Paralyzed People
Source: Johns Hopkins University
In a collaboration blending biology and robotics, researchers are unraveling the circuitry in an eel’s spinal cord to help develop a...
Stem-Cell Industry, Research Evolving
With Limits on Federal Funding for Stem Cells, Researchers Look for Private and Business Backing
By ERIC NOE
Much has been made of President Bush's 2001...
Quadriplegic man travels to China for stem cell research
By Kevin Otzenberger - Times-News correspondent
BLISS -- A 31-year-old Bliss man will travel to China in January to undergo an experimental treatment that might...
New trick was devised to supply Belgian arms to Nepal
Eric WEERTS, Belgian Physical Therapist
This is my first visit to the Kingdom of Nepal. I am in effect excited to see the mighty Himalayas...
`Superman’ star became real-life fighter for spinal cord research
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - Christopher Reeve, the chiseled, strapping "Superman" of celluloid who became another kind of hero as a force for spinal cord...
Reeve Visited Chicago Rehab Institute Last Week
Actor: Research Can Relieve Human Suffering
CHCIAGO -- Christopher Reeve made an appearance in Chicago just last week, on Oct. 8, to celebrate the Rehabilitation...
Stem-cell studies divide America
Is Sen. John Kerry "a cannibal in a suit?" Or does the Democratic presidential nominee’s platform on embryonic stem-cell research offer the best-known hope...
New University College London Unit Holds Out Hope Of Repair Of Spinal Cord Injuries
Clinical trials that could ultimately lead to repair of spinal cord injuries are scheduled to begin within three years at University College London, following...
Kerry shows support of stem cell research to NH
With only 29 days left until Election Day, democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry and actor-turned-activist Michael J. Fox discussed the issue of stem...
