Tag: Stem Cells
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...
Hopes raised for spinal injury as stem cells are ‘virtually identical’
Spinal cord injury patients may be another step closer to treatment that could repair damaged nerve tissue.
According to research from the Whitehead Institute in...
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...
Increasing Evidence of Stem Cells Usefulness in Spinal Cord Injury was Shown in an...
Videos displaying recovery after spinal cord injury in rats, pigs and human patients were exposed to the scientific community and government authorities. That data...
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...
FDA OK’s First Human Testing Of Embryonic Stem Cells
The FDA lifted its hold on Friday for a clinical trial to test embryonic stem cells as a treatment for spinal cord injury, approving...
Help End Paralysis and Win a Trip to ‘The Office’
Help "Office" star Marcus York raise money to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, and you could win a visit to the world's...
