Tag: Stem Cells
Paralyzed race car driver applauds FDA stem cell approval
Indianapolis - It could be a major step forward for stem cell research and patients paralyzed with spinal cord injuries. An American biotech company...
FDA has approved Embryonic Stem Cell Research
The FDA has approved the first use of embryonic stem cells to treat humans. It's never been done before in the United States, but...
UCI behind world’s first embryonic stem cell study in humans
FDA approves Geron Corp. clinical trial for spinal cord injury treatment
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 23, 2009 A therapy developed at UC Irvine that made paralyzed...
Langevin sees new hope for stem cell work
Because of the spinal cord injury he suffered in an accidental shooting in 1980, U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin not only uses a wheelchair,...
Monthly Miracle – Menstrual Stem Cells
Until now, menstrual blood has typically been discarded as unsanitary waste. Few are aware that the blood shed during women’s menstrual cycles contains millions...
White House stem cell shift expected
A major shift in White House policy on stem cell research is expected when Barack Obama takes office.
The president-elect has been a strong supporter...
Quest to discard wheelchair leads Lexington man, wife to Mexico
On a Sunday in August, Mike Phillips’ world came tumbling to the ground. While on a walk at Riverside Park near his Lexington home,...
More on stem cell research
What are stem cells?
Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body. Serving as a sort of...
A New Hope for Life – Stem Cells
Ever imagined, what it would be like to lead a disease free life and be a part of a world where every body is...
Nose for a cure: Could the key to helping spine injury victims walk be...
Stem cells taken from the nose could help spinal injury victims regain movement, new research suggests.
Tests on paralysed rats showed they were able to...
