Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
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...
MARS® Drink gets spinally injured teenagers back on track
MARS Drink is supporting spinally injured teenagers by encouraging them to get out on the ski runs of Sweden.
Teenagers aged 13-17 who have suffered...
Banning stem cell research prolongs suffering
Diabetes affects 140,000 young Australians, who would die unless they received multiple insulin injections each day of their lives. The cause is the self-destruction...
Drug curbs bone loss after spinal cord injury
The bone drug Fosamax (also called alendronate) given soon after spinal cord injury prevents bone loss associated with the injury, a study suggests.
People who've...
Climber survives 120ft mountain fall after tourists spot him through telescope
Climber Michael Garton's life was saved by a man with a telescope after he survived a fall down a sheer rock face on a...
Celling the Elixir of life
Stem Cell therapy is being touted as the answer to many chronic ailments. But even as research is being done, many are already benefitting...
Family needs help to pay for dog’s spinal injury
Julie Snider watched helplessly Saturday night as Snoopy, her chocolate Labrador retriever, ran into the path of a car on Fillyaw Road.
Her 5-year-old son,...
Complaint leads to courthouse door fixes
CHESTER -- Lee Carter wanted to enter the Chester County Courthouse without having to make an appointment.
Now, he can.
Because of Carter's concerns, the county...
Doctor Tries New Injection To Fight Paralysis
There are currently no effective therapies for spinal cord injuries. But a protein injection may help some patients walk again.
Two years ago, Michelle Robinson...
Acupuncture and Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injuries are extremely serious. Acupuncture for a spinal cord injury can bring relief to chronic pain and improve your quality of life.
Among...
