Tag: Stem Cells
Spinal-cord injury research shows promise
PHILADELPHIA - For years, scientists have been trying to make injured spinal cords grow back, with limited success.
Lying awake in bed one night, University...
Illinois woman undergoes experimental stem-cell surgery in Portugal
Within weeks of experimental stem-cell surgery Oct. 29 in Portugal, Jacki Rabon - paralyzed from the waist down after an auto accident two years...
Restorative Therapies, Inc., Receives FDA Clearance for RT300-S Internet Connectivity
Restorative Therapies, Inc., a designer and supplier of medical devices, today announced FDA clearance of internet connectivity for its breakthrough medical device, the RT300-S,...
Stretching the limits to heal spinal cords
For years, scientists have been trying to make injured spinal cords grow back, with limited success.
Lying awake in bed one night, neurobiologist Douglas H....
Castaic Paraplegic to Walk Marathon Finish
This morning, for the second year in a row, Castaic resident and Web site designer Marc Richards, paralyzed from the middle of his chest...
Remembering Dana Reeve: Why Did Stem Cell Research Disappear From Memory?
The national media was full of broken hearts last week when Dana Reeve died at 44, after nearly a decade of caring for disabled...
OUR VIEW: Superman and a super woman
He was Superman, but by the end of his life he was known as a man of great eloquence and spirit who could not...
Science soon might catch up to athlete’s desire
The experimental surgery that gives hope to Tara Blackwell and others with spinal cord injuries is being developed in clinical trials under the direction...
Exploiting Paralysis 101
Hwang Mi-soon was paralyzed from the hips down for 19 years when, in 2004, South Korean researchers implanted umbilical-cord stem cells in her spinal...
Children’s Hospital Boston Launches Virtual Stem Cell Laboratory
Web-based Flash simulation allows users to manipulate stem cells and learn about stem cell research.
(PRWEB) March 8, 2006 -- Prod. Manipulate. Investigate. The interactive...
