Tag: Neurons
The spinal cord – The brain and body connector
The spinal cord is the all-important switchbox that connects the brain with the body. It's like a big bundle of wires entering a telephone...
Exploring all sides of stem cell debate
The embryonic stem cell debate marches on, from pulpit to politics to Parkinson's patients hoping beyond hope a cure is found.
Lee Sippel, of Fond...
The Advocate
Don Reed, a tireless proponent for stem cell research, is on a quest to see his son walk again
IN AN AUDITORIUM at San Francisco's...
Scientists report progress with brain-chip implants
With a tiny electronic chip implanted in the Motor cortex of his brain, a 25-year-old man paralyzed from the neck down for five years...
Paralyzed Man Thinks Robotic Devices into Motion
PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 12 -- A man paralyzed from the neck down has been trained to control a computer cursor and manipulate robotic prostheses...
Scientists bridge’ spinal injury nerve gap
Like linemen stringing an electric cable over a gorge, a research team co-directed by a Cleveland scientist has devised a way to coax nerve...
BioAxone Therapeutic completes patient enrollment for Phase I/IIa trial of Cethrin(R) in treatment of...
Study results expected in Fall 2006
MONTREAL, July 10 /PRNewswire/ - BioAxone Therapeutic announced today that it has completed its targeted patient enrollment of the...
Stem Cells Help Repair Paralysis in Mice; A Recipe for Humans?
(Bloomberg) -- Scientists have used embryonic stem cells to restore function in the legs of paralyzed mice, raising hopes they may some day...
Brain-to-comp links yield neurotherapies
Technology that can establish a direct connection between human thought and computer operations has been a visionary proposition for decades. Now, thanks to the...
Stem Cell Technology Gives Hope in Spinal Cord Injuries
Recent research using stem-cell technology in rats with spinal-cord injuries has allowed them to walk again within two weeks. The results of the study...
