Tag: Treatments
Types of stem cells: From embryos to adults
Although they're not a cure for any condition, stem cells can assist in the treatment of certain conditions. Despite the fact that stem cell...
What are Schwann Cells?
Description of Schwann Cells provided by Inner Learning Online. Larger axons passing through Peripheral nerves commonly are enclosed in sheaths called "Schwann cells."...
Coping skills
An accident that results in paralysis is a life-changing event, whether you've lost movement in your legs and lower body or all four extremities....
Treatment
Fifty years ago, a spinal cord injury was usually fatal. Today, there's still no way to reverse damage to the spinal cord. But advances...
Complications
If you recently experienced a spinal cord injury, it might seem like every aspect of life just became a lot more complicated. After all,...
Race to Human Stem-Cell Trials
SAN DIEGO -- Several scientists have used embryonic or fetal stem cells to help rodents with spinal cord injuries walk again. The researchers travel...
New Shriners hospital to be built in St. Louis
The Board of Trustees of Shriners Hospitals for Children recently announced that it has approved the construction of a new hospital to replace the...
Tommy Lee Jones And John Walsh Join Forces
John Walsh, who turned his personal tragedy into a national movement through his highly acclaimed “America’s Most Wanted” television program, joins Tommy Lee Jones,...
Life on the Hill
On February 16, the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies convened a public hearing to examine several bills related to stem cell research....
Beijing offers beginning in quest to walk again
David Landewee already can feel sensations in his stomach. His breathing is stronger. He can even sit up and flex muscles in his legs.
Nearly...
