Tag: Treatments
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...
Nanotechnology for Spinal Cord Injury
A cure for spinal injuries that leave people paralyzed, currently incurable, is being developed by Researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago. They are looking...
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...
$1 million to fund first 12 patient treatments
New Zealand to join spinal cord repair effort
New Zealand has 5000 people in wheelchairs – one of the highest per capita ratios in the...
Specialized therapy center is at the heart of foundation’s work
The Michael-Ryan Pattison Foundation, formerly A Cure is Coming, is the legacy of the inspirational effort of a healing community of friends who supported...
Stem-cell therapy in Moscow attracting patients from West
MOSCOW — Every three months, David Martin, a quadriplegic, returns to a small clinic here in the Russian capital for therapy he cannot legally...
Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver treatment for brain, spinal cord injuries
Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells.
A team led by Richard...
Repairing the Damaged Spinal Cord
Once little more than a futile hope, some restoration of the injured spinal cord is beginning to seem feasible
Editor's Note: This story, originally printed...
Paralyzed vet finds freedom donning a wet suit
Rio Rancho, N.M. -- Jim Hay knows a thing or two about adventure and he certainly isn't one to shy away from a...
Warnings about stem cell therapy tourism
MARK COLVIN: Australian scientists are worried about what they describe as a growing industry of stem cell tourism.
More and more people suffering spinal cord...
