Tag: Spinal Cord
Stem cell quest takes family to Bahamas
FENTON TWP. - Giving Karly Pollack a second chance at a normal life may come from an experimental stem cell transplant not performed in...
Straight talk on stem cells
Stem cells are in the news. I know that you are working on stem cell research. Tell us a little about your work.
My research...
Yale researchers receive $4.5 million grant to study spinal cord repair
Yale researchers Stephen G Waxman, MD and Jeffery D Kocsis have received a $4.5 million grant from the Veterans Administration Rehabilitation Research and Development...
Eye for excellence
Decatur man 2nd in national archery contest
A second-place finish in a national archery competition would be enough to make most people brag.
But not for...
Scientists make stem cell breakthrough
Cures for diabetes, Alzheimer's and spinal cord damage could be as little as five years away, after the landmark creation of more than one...
Robot aids the spinal-cord injured
Lokomat helps people with paralysed legs simulate walking movements
In an attempt to get the brain to signal the body to walk again, doctors are...
Patients Speak Out on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON, June 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, patients gathered for a press conference on Capitol Hill to echo the Congressional calls on President Bush...
Lawmakers in U.S. House Propose to Expand Stem-Cell Funding
June 23 (Bloomberg) -- A Republican and a Democrat in the U.S. House introduced a measure that would lift President George W. Bush's limits...
Medtronic Announces FDA Approval of Smaller Implantable Drug Pump for Chronic Pain, Severe Spasticity
New programmable pump features greater accuracy, larger reservoirs and longer refill intervals, making treatments more convenient and easier to manage
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), today announced...
Cambridge Opens Embryo Stem Cell Center
LONDON - Cambridge University said Monday it will open a center for human embryonic stem cell research to develop treatments for currently incurable diseases...
