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http://www.dnj.com/article/20120130/NEWS01/201300317 MURFREESBORO Paralyzed from the waist down since a freak mowing accident in June 2007, Carmen Thompson is taking some groundbreaking steps even if they’re in water. Her husband, Terry, a general contractor, has made their Nashville home…

http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/neurosciences/regeneration/article_4875.shtml By Case Western Reserve University, August 19, 2006 (RxPG News) – This provides the most conclusive evidence to date that severed nerve fibers in the spinal cord can, in fact, regenerate for long distances and establish proper functional connections …

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/china-halts-unapproved-stem-cell-treatments-as-industry-grows-in-country-with-lighter-rules/2012/01/10/gIQAnc2cnP_story.html BEIJING The Health Ministry ordered unapproved stem cell treatments stopped Tuesday as China tries to bring under control its growing but loosely regulated industry. The ministry stopped accepting applications for stem cell procedures until July and is implementing a yearlong campaign to halt unauthorized stem cell therapy trials…

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060823005359&newsLang=en August 23, 2006 (businesswire.com) – Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: CYKN; "Cyberkinetics") announced that preliminary results from the pilot trials of Cyberkinetics’ BrainGate Neural Interface System (BrainGate) were presented at the Neural Interfaces Workshop in Bethesda, Maryland, sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke …

https://www.genengnews.com/news/paralyzed-mice-walk-again-after-treatment-with-designer-cytokine/ In mice, loss of hindlimb motion due to spinal cord injury was significantly reversed by DNA encoding hyper-interleukin-6 (hIL-6), a designer cytokine…

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/invivo-therapeutics-ceo-frank-reynolds-scheduled-to-appear-on-fox40-live-in-sacramento-2012-01-10 CEO to Discuss the Company’s Latest Advances in Spinal Cord Injury Treatment on January 11th CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. NVIV -4.78% , a developer of groundbreaking technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI), today..

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060822/LIVING01/608220311/-1/ZONES04 By Barb Berggoetz, August 22, 2006 (indystar.com) – The genes and proteins in salamanders and frog tadpoles hold secrets that IUPUI researchers hope will lead them to discover how to regenerate limbs and tissues in humans.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp; <BR>Scientists with the Indiana University Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine will use a three-year, $1.6 million giftContinue reading “Regeneration study could offer hope to humans”

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/525165/ <P>By Jonathan H. Zippin, David R. Huron, Margarita Kamenetsky and Ulrich Hengst, November 10, 2006 (Newswise.com, Weill Cornell Medical College)- An enzyme called sAC helps spur the growth of nerve endings in the developing embryo, and might also be used to someday regrow these "axons" in adults paralyzed by spinal cord injury.</P> <P>The discovery,Continue reading “Team Discovers Molecular “Missing Link” Driving Nerve Cell Regrowth”

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=51990 <P>September 17, 2006 (Medical News Today)- Chemists are developing new insights and techniques in an effort to expand the therapeutic potential of stem cells, which includes possible treatments for Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, spinal cord injury and other devastating conditions. </P> <P>Embryonic stem cells are the most versatile stem cells, capable of being transformed intoContinue reading “Adult stem cells show wider potential than previously thought”

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_19542843 Julia Prodis Sulek Katie Sharify, 23, of Pleasanton, does physical therapy in the spinal cord.nbsp; Paralyzed from the torso down, Katie Sharify heads home from Santa Clara Valley Medical Center on Wednesday, daring to hope that the 2 million stem cells creeping up her damaged…

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061127/mo397.html?.v=2 November 27, 2006 (PRNewswire)- Six-week Follow-up Results of Phase I/IIa Trial Show Safety, Tolerability and Neurological Outcome of Cethrin(R): BioAxone Therapeutic announced today positive interim results on its Phase I/IIa North American dose escalation clinical trial on Cethrin® for the treatment of acute spinal cord injury (SCI). The Company reported that data on safety,Continue reading “BioAxone Therapeutic Study Demonstrates Positive Interim Results for Spinal Cord Injury”

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/11/14/prweb8960459.DTL Transplanted neural stem cells (NSCs) developed by Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc., a leader in adult allogeneic stem cell manufacturing, research and development were successful in treating rats with spinal cord injury (SCI). The research conducted by Ivan Cheng, M.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, was presentedContinue reading “Stemedica Neural Stem Cells Successful in Preclinical Study of Spinal Cord Injury”

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7006073389 <P>By Linda Young, January 8, 2007 (All Headline News)- A breakthrough in producing stem cells for research from amniotic fluid rather than aborted fetuses might be good news for people suffering from disease, including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. That new source of stem cells for research could lead to more research being done. </P> <P>CurrentlyContinue reading “Study: Non-Controversial Source of Stem Cells Found For Research”

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/January2007/16/c6014.html January 16, 2007 (CNW Group)- Victhom Human Bionics Inc. (TSX: VHB) announces today that it received approval from the Ethics Review Board of the rehabilitation center where its clinical trial on gait disorders will be held. The Company received its Investigational Testing Authorization in December 2006 from Health Canada. The Neurostep(TM) is designed toContinue reading “Victhom Human Bionics announces the start of patient enrolment for its Neurostep(TM) clinical trial – Refocuses its R&D activities”

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/01/070123143605.htm <P>January 24, 2007 (ScienceDaily)- Two scientists from the University of Copenhagen have demonstrated that the spinal cord use network mechanisms similar to those used in the brain. The discovery is featured in the current issue of Science. <BR>The researchers report that spinal neurons, during network activity underlying movements, show the similar irregular firing patternsContinue reading “Thinking With The Spinal Cord?”