Tag: Medical Research
Cloning pioneer hopes to work with Baylor
HOUSTON — South Korean stem cell pioneer Woo Suk Hwang says he wants to work with researchers at the Texas Medical Center, but federal...
Stem cell advocates plan strategy
HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Scientists gather routinely at the Texas Medical Center to share research. But they are meeting this weekend in enemy territory...
Spinal experts urge footy rule changes
A review of spinal cord injuries in Australian footballers has sparked calls for rule changes in both rugby union and rugby league.
Apart from the...
Scrap the scrum, says Alan Jones
A new study, published yesterday in the Medical Journal of Australia, shows seven of 23 rugby players who sustained acute spinal cord injury between...
3D atlas will help navigate the spinal cord
Professor George Paxinos and Dr Yuri Koutcherov of the Spinal Injuries Research Centre at the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute have been awarded...
We have to overcome this hope barrier
Ten minutes after a recent announcement that South Korean scientists had discovered an efficient way to produce stem cells, the world's largest spinal cord...
Developing Nervous System Sculpted By Opposing Chemical Messengers
La Jolla, Calif. -- A newborn baby moves, breathes and cries in part because a network of nerves called Motor neurons carry signals from...
Fetal Cells Nix Rules, Fix Hearts
Ten heart failure patients who received controversial fetal stem cell injections are all showing signs of rapid recovery three months after the treatment, surgeons...
Caring for Your Baby’s Health – What New Dads Need to Know
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2005--Awaiting the birth of a newborn can be as daunting as it is exhilarating for many dads-to-be. Many expectant fathers...
Alternative Stem Cell Bill Added to Debate
With a closely divided House poised to vote today on whether to expand federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, opponents are offering...
