Tag: Medical Research
Cambridge Opens Embryo Stem Cell Center
LONDON - Cambridge University said Monday it will open a center for human embryonic stem cell research to develop treatments for currently incurable diseases...
Other approaches likely to trump stem cells in Alzheimer’s research, experts say
NEW YORK ---- Despite the high profile that Nancy Reagan and others have given the idea of using embryonic stem cells to treat Alzheimer's...
Senate bill raises hopes of stem cell research proponents
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A state Senate bill drafted in response to former First Lady Nancy Reagan's plea for more stem cell research has raised...
Miracle-Man Pat Rummerfield to challenge Irwindale’s oval
IRWINDALE, Calif. -- Paralyzed from the neck down in a horrendous 135-mile per hour car accident, and all but given up for a life...
Canadians hear Hansen’s call and help make annual fundraiser a success
VANCOUVER, Jun 16, 2004 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Canadians heard the call from Canada's Man In Motion, Rick Hansen, as they came out...
Spinal cord injury treatment raises hope
The initial trial of a controversial method for treating spinal cord injuries within two weeks of an accident suggests it may be partly successful....
Paralysis pioneer
A Chinese neurosurgeon's experimental operation using fetal cells is giving paraplegics hope but stirring medical and ethical concerns.
Strolling briskly through the dim halls of...
Stem-cell research flourishes
Amid controversy and federal limits, study goes on in the region. New Jersey will even fund an institute, but a Pa. abortion law deters...
New Nerve Cells
Every year, thousands of people end up paralyzed when their spinal cords are injured. Right now, these patients almost never fully recover. But, as...
Chinese doctor treat paralysis with fetal cells
BEIJING - Strolling briskly through the dim halls of Chaoyang Hospital, neurosurgeon Huang Hongyun says his pioneering medical work using fetal cells to treat...
