Tag: Neurons
Analysis: Stem cells closer to trials
WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Despite the limitations on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, two companies recently said they are close to...
Q Therapeutics Announces New Stem Cell Patent
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Q Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that it was awarded Patent Number 7,214,372, titled "Methods Using Lineage Restricted Glial Precursors from the...
Simple Injection Shows Promise for Treating Paralysis
Paralyzed lab rodents with spinal cord injuries apparently regained some ability to walk six weeks after a simple injection of biodegradable soap-like molecules that...
Nanotechnology offers hope for treating spinal cord injuries, diabetes and Parkinson’s disease
Science of tomorrow promises to alleviate suffering from intractable ailments of today
WASHINGTON, DC -- Imagine a world where damaged organs in your body—kidneys, liver,...
Information Processing In The Central Nervous System: The Signalling System Controlling Movement
Science Daily — Research by Renee Theiss, Jason Kuo and C J Heckman, which has just been published in The Journal of Physiology, throws...
Stem cell grants come with dash of criticism
Carl T. Hall, Chronicle Science Writer
One of the state's most prominent stem cell researchers was judged to be a little "naive" on some technical...
Atorvastatin shows potential as a new treatment for spinal cord injuries
A multidisciplinary investigation led by Inderjit Singh, Ph.D, of the Medical University of South Carolina, has resulted in a new treatment of spinal cord...
Research Suggests New Treatment for Spinal Cord Injuries
CHARLESTON, S.C., March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A multidisciplinary investigation led by Inderjit Singh, Ph.D, of the Medical University of South Carolina, has resulted in...
Paralyzed man donates $1M
Tim Reynolds is not just any ordinary guy. He has it all — a wife and three children, a house overlooking the Navesink River,...
Fast and slow – How the spinal cord controls the speed of movement
Cornell research may have implications for treating human
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Using a state-of-the-art technique to map neurons in the spinal cord of a larval...
