Tag: Medical Technology
Stem Cell Breakthrough By Mount Sinai Hospital Researcher
In a study to be released on March 1, 2009, Mount Sinai Hospital's Dr. Andras Nagy discovered a new method of creating stem cells...
Canadians make stem cell breakthrough
Canadian researchers have found what could be a new way to make embryonic-like stem cells, a discovery that could lead to cures for devastating...
Tackling spinal cord injuries
Dr. Ragnarsson is a physiatrist (specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation) and professor and chairman of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mount Sinai....
Microscopic fibers string spinal cord back together
With plans just approved for the first trial to treat spinal cord injuries in humans with embryonic stem cells, a team of Northwestern scientists...
NeuroMetrix of Waltham ponies up $350K for Cyberkinetics IP
Medical device company NeuroMetrix Inc. has paid $350,000 to buy intellectual property and technology from Foxborough- based neurostimulation device maker Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems Inc....
American attitudes to stem-cell therapies are changing fast
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FOR the past eight years, America’s government has declined to fund new research into one of the world’s most promising...
UCI behind world’s first embryonic stem cell study in humans
FDA approves Geron Corp. clinical trial for spinal cord injury treatment
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 23, 2009 A therapy developed at UC Irvine that made paralyzed...
Monthly Miracle – Menstrual Stem Cells
Until now, menstrual blood has typically been discarded as unsanitary waste. Few are aware that the blood shed during women’s menstrual cycles contains millions...
Loyal friend pursues research
GORDON PARK: The sight of seeing a mate restricted to a wheelchair drove Gordon Park’s Tim O’Shea to inspiring heights.
Devastated when his rugby union...
Directing Objects With Your Mind
Imagine being able to look at a light, think about turning it on, and it comes on without you moving. Or picture, with just...
