Tag: Stem Cells
A spine-tingling new frontier
One Sydney scientist likens it to the lunar mission; a potentially great but risky step forward. For some people with spinal cord injury -...
Transplanted fat cells restore function after spinal cord injury
Fat cells treat spinal cord injury
Tampa, Fla. (Dec. 10, 2008) – A study published in the current issue of CELL TRANSPLANTATION (Vol.17, No. 8)...
Collaboration Between Burnham And HeadNorth
HeadNorth Foundation has pledged $975,000 to Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) to support cutting-edge stem cell research. The funding, part of HeadNorth's Chronic...
Crackdown urged on ‘rogue’ stem cell clinics
Treatment benefits exaggerated, risks underestimated, researchers warn
Stem cell clinics promising costly cures for everything from Parkinson's disease to spinal cord injury grossly exaggerate the...
Obama policy a lift for stem cell researchers
Stem cell research advocates have waited nearly eight years for the policy change President-elect Barack Obama has signaled he'll make in the early days...
Winning by a nose- promising news for spinal cord injury patients
Cells from the human nose are showing further promise in remediating spinal cord injury, according to research from the University of New South Wales...
Nose cells may heal spine
People paralysed by spinal cord injuries could soon be "repaired" using cells from their own noses, say Otago University researchers.
The Health Ministry's ethics committee...
Neurons Derived From Embryonic Stem Cells Restore Muscle Function After Injury
Dalhousie Medical School researchers have discovered that embryonic stem cells may play a critical role in helping people with nerve damage and Motor Neuron...
StemCells, Inc. Announces Four Presentations at Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
PALO ALTO, Calif. — StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM) announced today that results pertaining to the Company's research programs in retinal degeneration as well as spinal...
Expert lectures on regenerative medicine
Molly Shoichet spends her days imagining a world where victims of spinal cord injuries can walk again. A world where faulty organs can be...
