Tag: Stem Cell Research
Recovering Movement In Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
The University of California, Irvine, has just completed the very first study to show that human stem cells can bring back movement in spinal...
Court Blocks New Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Obama administration Monday from using federal dollars to fund expanded human embryonic stem cell research, saying the research...
Covington man first to get new procedure
The first patient to undergo an adult stem cell procedure that may help spinal cord injury patients regain function had an injection Thursday that...
Human stem cells restore motor function in mice
IRVINE — A UC Irvine study is the first to demonstrate that human neural stem cells can restore mobility in cases of chronic spinal...
Iraq Veteran Will Be First to Get Adult Stem Cell Treatment for Spinal Cord...
Last week, the FDA gave biotech firm Geron the green light to proceed with clinical trials of an embryonic stem cell treatment for spinal...
Adult stem cell research far ahead of embryonic
NEW YORK — A few months ago, Dr. Thomas Einhorn was treating a patient with a broken ankle that wouldn't heal, even with multiple...
Proposal to Extend Spinal Cord Research Funding Introduced
The Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act of 2005 was created to fund spinal cord injury research at the University of California and...
With U.S. stem cell treatments limited, patients try other countries
Disillusioned by U.S. doctors who could not help their daughter with cerebral palsy, Kara Anderson's parents did something they could not have imagined a...
California funds UCI basic research on stem cells
Marian Waterman, Aileen Anderson awarded $2.6 million in CIRM grants
Irvine, Calif., April 29, 2010 — Two UC Irvine scientists will receive grants totaling more...
Stem cells: An exciting future for medicine
Ben Sykes, executive director of the UK National Stem Cell Network gives an overview of where stem cell research is heading
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