Tag: Stem Cells
Therapeutic Cloning Prompts Call for Ban
First Human Cloning to Obtain Stem Cells Sparks Calls for Ban on All Cloning in United States
SEATTLE Feb. 12 — In a clash of...
Stem Cell Research Offers Hope For Some
KIRKLAND - Hal Newsom never knows if he's going to have a good day or a bad day.
"Every day in my life I go...
Researchers: Don’t try to clone babies
The South Korean researchers who made history this week in creating human embryos through cloning and extracting viable stem cells say they adamantly oppose...
Chinese Scientists Grow Embryonic Stem Cells To Motor Neurons
Scientists reported Sunday that they coaxed human embryonic stem cells to become spinal Motor neurons, critical nervous system pathways that relay messages from the...
Spinal Cord Regeneration
For successful Regeneration to occur following spinal cord injury, several things must happen. First, damaged nerve cells and supporting cells must survive or be...
Hope for new source of stem cells
US scientists have found a way to turn adult cells back into immature cells with the potential to become many different types of tissue.
The...
Monkey test offers hope to paralysed
The treated monkeys, which had suffered paralysis in one hand, regained 80 per cent of the movement they had lost.
Up to 12 months of...
Feeling restored after paralysis
Scientists say they have successfully restored feeling to patients paralysed for at least two years.
A team from the University of San Paulo in Brazil...
Blocking immune response to spinal cord injury can improve chances for recovery
People who suffer spinal cord injuries may have a greater chance of recovery if treated with drugs that block the body’s own Immune Response...
Spinal Cord Injury Treatment and Cure Research
When spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs, one of the most difficult issues to deal with is that there is no “cure” at the...
