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Study: Non-Controversial Source of Stem Cells Found For Research

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”

BioAxone Therapeutic Study Demonstrates Positive Interim Results for Spinal Cord Injury

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”

Team Discovers Molecular “Missing Link” Driving Nerve Cell Regrowth

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”

Identification of a key gene required for brain neural circuit formation

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2006/01/c6487.html November 1, 2006 (CNW Group)- An international team of scientists, lead<BR>by Dr. Frederic Charron at the IRCM, and Drs Ami Okada, Sue McConnell, and Marc Tessier-Lavigne in the USA, have made a discovery which could help treat spinal cord injuries and neurodegenerative diseases. This new finding will be published in the next issue ofContinue reading “Identification of a key gene required for brain neural circuit formation”

Body vibration therapy helps treat spinal cord injuries

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/living/15694659.htm <P>By Cecilia Oleck, October 6, 2006 (Detroit Free Press)- Dayna Schultz looks as if there is an earthquake going on under her feet.</P> <P>She stands ramrod-straight, teeth clenched, gripping a gray walker for support as her body shakes like a jackhammer, the walker every so often slipping off the side of the large metalContinue reading “Body vibration therapy helps treat spinal cord injuries”

What’s New in Spine Surgery

http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/full/88/8/1897 By Keith H. Bridwell et.al., August 2006 (JB&amp;JS) – As is the case with other areas of the spine, advances in the treatment of the cervical spine have been made in the development of new technology such as disc arthroplasty, in the achievement of a better understanding of surgical morbidity, and in attempts toContinue reading “What’s New in Spine Surgery”

Complement Plays an Important Role in Spinal Cord Injury and Represents a Therapeutic Target for Improving Recovery following Trauma

http://ajp.amjpathol.org/cgi/content/abstract/169/3/1039 By Fei Qiao et.al., 2006 (amjpathol.org)- Initiation of an inflammatory cascade following traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is thought to cause secondary injury and to adversely impact functional recovery, although the mechanisms involved are not well defined. We report on the dynamics of complement activation and deposition in the mouse spinal cord following traumaticContinue reading “Complement Plays an Important Role in Spinal Cord Injury and Represents a Therapeutic Target for Improving Recovery following Trauma”

Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/521912/ <P>July 13, 2006 (Newswise.com) -&nbsp;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 each year. One study appearing in the July 12th issue of the Journal of Neuroscience appears to be on the right track towards providing evidence that a combinationContinue reading “Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury”

Local Scientists Have High Hopes For Stem Cell Use

http://www.10news.com/health/9539203/detail.html <P>July 18, 2006 (10news.com) – Scientists believe harnessing stem cells could be the Holy Grail in finding cures for hundreds of diseases.</P> <P>In San Diego, scientists from four of the nation’s top research institutions have joined together to create the San Diego Institute for Regenerative Medicine.</P> <P>Stem cells have the potential to develop intoContinue reading “Local Scientists Have High Hopes For Stem Cell Use”

Scientists Coax Nerve Fibers To Regrow

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/19/0116249 <P>July 18, 2006 (Slashdot.com) – Malthooslie writes to tell us ScienceDaily is reporting that scientists have managed to regrow nerve fibers after a spinal injury. Using an enzyme called sialidase, isolated from bacteria, researchers were able to stimulate nerve fiber growth in rats. From the article: <BR>"While surgeons can sometimes reattach the yanked nervesContinue reading “Scientists Coax Nerve Fibers To Regrow”

Spinal Cord Injuries Improved Years Later with Patients’ Own Olfactory Cells

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/jul/06072104.html By Hilary White, LISBON, July 21, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A team of researchers from Hospital de Egas, Lisbon, Portugal and Wayne State University Medical School in Michigan, USA, have shown that stem cells taken from the olfactory mucosa can be used successfully to treat spinal cord injuries, even years after the injury occurred.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>A reportContinue reading “Spinal Cord Injuries Improved Years Later with Patients’ Own Olfactory Cells”