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Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury

Newswise — More than 250,000 people in the U.S. are suffering from long-term spinal cord injuries, with more than 11,000 new occurrences taking place...

Paralyzed Man Thinks Robotic Devices into Motion

PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 12 -- A man paralyzed from the neck down has been trained to control a computer cursor and manipulate robotic prostheses...

Scientists bridge’ spinal injury nerve gap

Like linemen stringing an electric cable over a gorge, a research team co-directed by a Cleveland scientist has devised a way to coax nerve...

New Source of Multipotent Adult Stem Cells in Human Hair Follicles

Newswise — Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have isolated a new source of adult stem cells that appear to have...

Neuroscientist awarded for spinal cord injury research

A spinal cord injury scientist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston was recognized for outstanding contributions to the advancement of spinal cord injury...

BioAxone Therapeutic completes patient enrollment for Phase I/IIa trial of Cethrin(R) in treatment of...

Study results expected in Fall 2006 MONTREAL, July 10 /PRNewswire/ - BioAxone Therapeutic announced today that it has completed its targeted patient enrollment of the...

Swiss make breakthrough in spinal research

Novartis has begun clinical trials on humans with acute spinal injuries after Swiss scientists successfully re-grew nerve fibres in monkeys' damaged spinal cords. It follows...

PIMCO Founder And Wife Donate $10 Million To Stem Cell Research At UCI

Sue J. Gross and William H. Gross have made a $10 million gift to UC Irvine to support stem cell research. Two million dollars...

Spinal cord specialists warn of diving perils

Summer is the peak period for diving accidents, say spinal cord injury experts and lifeguards, who warn of the dangers of diving into shallow...

His road to stem cell treatment led to Portugal

After hanging out with relatives in southeastern Pennsylvania until the wee hours on Feb. 18, 2001, Steve Yaros headed home, south on Limestone Road...