Tag: Medical Technology
Synapse expands business in Oberlin
Biomedical firm lands $4M in extra funding
OBERLIN — Synapse Biomedical, developer of an implantable device that allows paralyzed individuals to breathe on their...
Surgery gives quadriplegic ability to breathe on his own
VANCOUVER — Bob Blair bears an uncanny facial resemblance to Christopher Reeve and on top of that, he, like Reeve, was paralysed in a...
Voters could decide future of stem-cell plan
ALBANY — As stem cell funding continues to face political hurdles at the federal level, New York's governor and lieutenant governor want to sell...
House OKs Stem Cell Research Bill
(WASHINGTON) — The Democratic-controlled House Thursday passed a bill bolstering embryonic stem cell research that advocates say shows promise for numerous medical cures.
But the...
“Roll Models” and Designer Wheelchairs Add New Spin to Famed New York Fashion Week
FRESNO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 10, 2007 -- We invite you to consider: What would a St. John wheelchair look like? Rich...
Stem cell option found in fetal fluid
NEW RESEARCH UNVEILED AS EMBRYONIC FUNDING DEBATED
A type of cell that floats freely in the amniotic fluid of pregnant women has been found to...
Boston Life Sciences Acquires Rights to Develop and Commercialize Promising Phase II Spinal Cord...
Interim Results Report Drug's Safety and Possible Recovery of Function After Debilitating Injury; FDA "Orphan Drug" Status Provides Important Strategic Advantages
HOPKINTON, Mass., Jan....
BioAxone Therapeutic Licenses Phase II Spinal Cord Injury Drug Cethrin(R) to Boston Life Sciences
MONTREAL, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ - BioAxone Therapeutic announced today that it has licensed its clinical phase II spinal cord injury drug Cethrin to Boston...
A ‘Miracle’ In Tennessee
A ‘Miracle’ In Tennessee: Charlene Caswell Transforms Herself From Quadriplegic to Hiker, With Help from The Hartford
Walking away from a seemingly permanent Disability requires...
Virtual-reality systems help with disability rehabilitation
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — On most days, a tumor on Zvulun Muola’s spinal cord keeps him confined to a wheelchair, but today he...
