Tag: Medical Technology
Spinal cords fixed in tests
With a genetic tweak, scientists have created an unlimited supply of a type of nerve cells found in the spinal cord and have been...
BOEC lands “Quality of Life’ grant
BRECKENRIDGE - The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) has awarded the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC) a $10,000 Quality of Life Grant as part...
Scientists Clone First Human Embryo
Genetically Identical Cells May One Day Cure Disease
Researchers in South Korea say they are the first to successfully clone a human embryo and use...
Therapeutic Cloning Prompts Call for Ban
First Human Cloning to Obtain Stem Cells Sparks Calls for Ban on All Cloning in United States
SEATTLE Feb. 12 — In a clash of...
Stem Cell Research Offers Hope For Some
KIRKLAND - Hal Newsom never knows if he's going to have a good day or a bad day.
"Every day in my life I go...
Researchers: Don’t try to clone babies
The South Korean researchers who made history this week in creating human embryos through cloning and extracting viable stem cells say they adamantly oppose...
Dana Reeve Visits Walter Reed Army Medical Center
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, Dana Reeve, wife of actor Christopher Reeve, a director of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) and...
Current Interventions 2004
Drug Therapy
Effective drug therapy for spinal cord injury first became a reality in 1990, when methylprednisolone, the first drug shown to improve recovery from...
Chinese Scientists Grow Embryonic Stem Cells To Motor Neurons
Scientists reported Sunday that they coaxed human embryonic stem cells to become spinal Motor neurons, critical nervous system pathways that relay messages from the...
Spinal Cord Regeneration
For successful Regeneration to occur following spinal cord injury, several things must happen. First, damaged nerve cells and supporting cells must survive or be...
