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Stem cell agency awards millions

20 state universities, labs – including UC Irvine – share nearly $45 million. BURLINGAME -- California's stem cell agency on Friday doled out nearly $45...

McKenzie man heads to China for stem cell treatment

McKENZIE - It may be a long shot, but Craig and Sheila Willis believe it's worth taking for the chance that he might one...

Paralyzed men can be fathers

CHICAGO -- In the weeks following the car accident that left him paralyzed below the waist, Geoff Luther was haunted by worries that he’d...

Firm provides ramps for handicapped

Mike Cleary has installed more than 100 metal ramps for Disability access in residences (as well as in commercial buildings) since launching his own...

Many spinal cord injuries from crashes

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 (UPI) Seventy percent of the 1,500 U.S. spinal cord injuries to minors result from vehicle accidents, and 68 percent were...

Carpenter transforms stem cells, self

Melissa Carpenter of Novocell transforms stem cells and herself. Life is transformed in the stem cell laboratories of Melissa Carpenter. "These cells are the coolest cells...

St. Jude Medical Announces FDA Clearance of

Tripole 16C helps physicians customize care with 16 independent electrodes ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

No excuses: former LP resident focuses on capabilities, not disabilities

New children’s book is her latest project Maureen Pranghofer might claim she is just like everyone else, but one look at her life reveals that...

California Stem Cell Debate Goes Back To Court

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- The fight over control of $3 billion worth of funding for stem cell research in California goes back to...

70% of Spinal Cord Injuries in Children Result from Motor Vehicle Accidents; Most Not...

Newswise — Of the nearly 1,500 spinal cord injuries (SCIs) sustained by children age 18 and younger every year, approximately 70 percent are...