Tag: Stem Cells
Spinal Cord Injury Patient Walks After 26 Years in Wheel Chair Thanks To Stem...
After 26 years in a wheel chair William Orr is walking. It is with the assistance of a walker, but he is walking. Orr...
Stem Cells for Spinal Cord Injury: Some Patients Have Long-Term Improvement
Thirty Percent of Patients Show Improved Functioning after Stem Cell Therapy
Philadelphia, Pa. (May 17, 2012) – One of the first long-term studies of stem...
Where Does Geron’s Exit from Embryonic Stem Cells Leave the Field?
Given that the firm with the most money has just quit, questions about how to succeed are rampant.
Geron, a pioneer in stem cell research...
US court victory for embryonic stem cell research
A District Court judge in the US has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to ban federal funding for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research....
Stem-Cell Gamble
After years of controversy, a therapy based on human embryonic stem cells is finally being tested in humans. The treatment holds out hope to...
Stem cells and dentistry: answers to seven questions
As dental physicians, it is our duty to keep up with the most current technology available in order to afford our patients the best...
Embryonic Stem-Cell Funding Challenge Should Be Dismissed, U.S. Says
A challenge to funding of human embryonic stem-cell studies should be dismissed after an appeals court found the government-backed research to be lawful, the...
Geron Presents Data from GRNOPC1 Trial at International Conferences on Spinal Cord Medicine and...
MENLO PARK, Calif.- Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN) today announced two presentations on the company’s ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial of the human embryonic stem...
Israeli Research Gives Hope for Spinal Cord Injuries
What’s the most catastrophic illness that can befall us? To me it’s a spinal cord injury (SCI) that results in total paralysis.
During a recent...
Stem Cell Research Review
Once researchers are able refine techniques to derive pluripotent cells and utilize them to regenerate tissue, there will be vast applications in a clinical...
