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”

No cure for spine injuries – but hope

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/wellness/140443343.html JEREMY OLSON , Star Tribune, February 26, 2012 Brandon Loney can’t move his legs, but once a week, he sure does run. Suspended by a harness from the ceiling at Courage Center in Golden Valley, the 23-year stares ahead at a mirror while two volunteers move his stocky legs across a treadmill. A thirdContinue reading “No cure for spine injuries – but hope”

Speedy surgery lessens chance of paralysis in cervical spinal cord injuries

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1135917–speedy-surgery-lessens-chance-of-paralysis-in-spinal-cord-injuries?bn=1 TheStar.com – – Neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Fehlings was asleep at his High Park home one night two years ago when his pager went off. A patient with a serious spinal cord injury was en route to Toronto Western Hospital and Fehlings was beckoned to perform emergency surgery. Time was of the essence, as aContinue reading “Speedy surgery lessens chance of paralysis in cervical spinal cord injuries”

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”

China halts unapproved stem cell treatments as industry grows in country with lighter rules

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…

InVivo Therapeutics’ CEO Frank Reynolds Scheduled to Appear on FOX40 Live in Sacramento

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..

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”

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”

Stemedica Neural Stem Cells Successful in Preclinical Study of 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”

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”

Victhom Human Bionics announces the start of patient enrolment for its Neurostep(TM) clinical trial – Refocuses its R&D activities

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”

Thinking With The Spinal Cord?

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?”