Tag: Treatments
Stem Cell Spinal Nerves Break Through
Exiting of spinal cord a step to their use for treating paralysis
Stem cell-derived nerves have been prompted to migrate through the spinal cord in...
Robotic technology teaches spinal cord injury patients to walk again
A 50-year-old man paralyzed from the neck down in a devastating motorcycle accident a year ago is learning to walk again with the help...
Independent Voter Support for Ending Bush Limits on Stem Cell Lines is Strong
WASHINGTON, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Two out of three voters in 18 key states support overriding the Bush administration's limits on federal government funding...
International Cooperation to Accelerate Move to Clinical Trials
What are the characteristics of a well-controlled clinical trial for spinal cord injury repair? What type of evidence from animal experiments should be required...
Stem-cell funds slow in coming
Potential returns may be years away, and society’s moral concerns make investors nervous
SEATTLE — Whoever learns to control embryonic stem cells that can morph...
Govt backs Wallaby gene research
THE Victorian government has backed a $12 million study of a wallaby species that might lead to better treatments for cancer and spinal cord...
Preclinical And Clinical Testing Of New Therapies
Researchers have identified a wide variety of potential therapies for spinal cord injury. To efficiently evaluate these therapies, however, investigators need to carry out...
Stem-cell research is exciting, but not to investors
SEATTLE - (KRT) - Whoever learns to control embryonic stem cells that can morph into healthy human cells could be standing on a gold...
Drug limits spinal cord damage
Antibiotic reduces cell death in spinal injuries
A common antibiotic used to treat arthritis and acne shows promise for limiting the severity of spinal cord...
The roots of the Stem Cell Controversy
The argument surrounding the research is multi-faceted. Here's a look at the science, politics and campus reaction behind the debate.
Although the ethical debate concerning...
