Tag: Medical Research
Hwang Woo-suk No Great Loss
The hopes of many quadriplegics (like me) and otherwise injured individuals have been dashed since Korean stem-cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk, who claimed to be...
Erythropoietin Holds Promise In The Treatment Of Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a two-step process. The primary injury is mechanical, resulting from impact, compression or some other insult to the spinal...
The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
In 1985, Barth A. Green, M.D. and NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti helped found The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis after Nick’s...
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
The Miami Project has assembled a broad spectrum of researchers, clinicians, and therapists whose expertise relate directly to the problem of SCI and whose...
VSEL Q & A
Question: What are stem cells?
Answer: Stem cells have the potential to develop into different cell types in the body. A repair system for the...
U of L researchers find adult stem cells that could lead to cures, resolve...
University of Louisville researchers have coaxed stem cells from adult mice to change into brain, nerve, heart muscle and pancreatic cells - a discovery...
Spinal Cord Society of Australia
We are committed to excellent research, with one purpose. The research we sponsor is directed to the treatment of spinal injury.
Our focus is on...
Nose stem cells to help spinal patients
LONDON, England -- British surgeons hope a new procedure using stem cells from the lining of the nose will help mend severed nerves of...
New Microfluidic Device for Nerve Cells May Aid Efforts for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Spinal Cord...
Study enables imaging inside living neurons
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2005 - A new, easily manufactured microfluidic chamber will allow scientists to examine axons in...
U of L researcher reverses spinal cord damage in rats
Ms. Wheelchair Kentucky Michelle Bazeley believes that she will see a cure for spinal cord injuries in her lifetime.
According to the American Academy of...
