Tag: Medical Research
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...
Neurostimulation Comes of Age
Millions of people worldwide live active lives, thanks to implanted pacemakers that deliver electrical impulses to restore normal function to the heart. Now, electrical...
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...
New weapon in battle on bed sores
Paralysed from a spinal cord injury, Peter Jones tried to cope with excruciating pressure sores by treating himself with vitamins.
What he and his wife,...
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...
Analysis: Stem cells closer to trials
WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Despite the limitations on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, two companies recently said they are close to...
Marsupial Genome Sequence to Advance Human Health Studies
Newswise — Being announced this week in the journal Nature is the sequencing of the genome of the gray, short-tailed opossum, Monodelphis domestica, an...
United Spinal Association Test Rides Standard Taxi
Terence J. Moakley, director of the United Spinal Association's Taxis For All- North America project, reversed his wheelchair into the Standard Taxi prototype, the...
‘I feel stronger and stronger every day’
Wheelchair-bound Andrew Merryweather reckons that by Christmas, he will be walking again - at least with crutches.
Merryweather was attacked at a Newlands petrol station...
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...
