Tag: Medical Technology
Researcher use brain interface to post to Twitter
In early April, Adam Wilson posted a status update on the social networking Web site Twitter - just by thinking about it.
Just 23 characters...
Wearable robotic suit could help disabled to walk
Cyborg-type exoskeleton for use after strokes, spinal cord injuries
A Japanese company has created a robotic exoskeleton that is designed to help make disabled people...
University explores stem cell research
A new course of study at California State University Channel Islands this fall will train students to conduct research that could lead to cures...
By Shutting Down Inflammation, Agent Reverses Damage From Spinal Cord Injury In Preclinical Studies
ScienceDaily (Apr. 1, 2009) — Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have been able to speed recovery and substantially reduce damage resulting from...
Hans Keirstead to brief Congress on stem cell research
UCI scientist is behind the field’s first human clinical trial
Irvine, Calif., UC Irvine’s Hans Keirstead – the neurobiologist behind what will be the world’s...
Therapeutic Hypothermia Is Promising Strategy To Minimize Tissue Damage
Recognition of the benefits of cooling strategies to protect the brain and spinal cord after traumatic injury has led to a wealth of cutting...
Pinay scientist raises hope for the disabled
Yadong Wang, assistant professor at the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering of Georgia Tech and Emory University, and graduate student Christiane Gumera have developed...
Stem cell issues: State could restrict research on embryos
A bill that would limit stem cell research in Georgia and define a living human embryo as a person, has a good chance of...
Neuralstem’s Human Stem Cells Integrate into Nervous System of Rats with Animal Model of...
Make Synaptic Contact with Host Motor Neurons
ROCKVILLE, Md., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Transplanted human neural stem cells (hNSCs) developed by Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE Alternext...
Hope, Science and Tomorrow: Stem Cell Research in 2009
In January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the world's first human trials of a therapy derived from human embryonic stem cells. The...
