Category Archives: stem cell research

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?”

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071106122525.htm <p>Nov. 9, 2007 (ScienceDaily.com)- New experimental therapies are being — or soon may be — tested in clinical trials that could open the doors to a &quot;golden era&quot; for research to improve the treatments of people with spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, stroke, and other severe movement disorders, scientists say…</p>

http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/news_wtnh_farmington_stem_cell_research_breakthrough_200901281732_rev1 <p>Farmington (WTNH) – There’s a major breakthrough in stem cell research at the University of Connecticut, placing the state at the forefront of medical research.</p> <p>Dr. Ge Lin came to Connecticut from China a year ago because the state of Connecticut was…</p>

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=9028713 <p>By Julie Steenhuysen<br /> November 8, 2009</p> <p>CHICAGO (Reuters) – Injecting tiny polymer spheres into rats right after a spinal cord injury helped the animals recover movement and prevented secondary nerve damage that often follows such injuries, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.</p> <p>The experimental treatment uses spheres called copolymer micelles that fuse with injuredContinue reading “Scientists Devise Early Treatment for Spine Injury”

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/10/12/health/main6950031.shtml <p>ATLANTA, Oct. 12, 2010</p> <p>Embryonic Stem Cell Test on Spinal Cord Injury</p> <p>First U.S. Study of Stem Cell Drug on Human Paraplegic; Testing Will Help Determine (CBS/AP)&nbsp; For the first time ever in the U.S., a patient with a spinal cord injury has been injected with human embryonic stem cells.</p> <p>The hope: that oneContinue reading “Embryonic Stem Cell Test on Spinal Cord Injury”

http://www.businessinsider.com/arise-and-walk–a-miracle-cure-in-the-works-2012-5 “Arise, take up thy bed,” Christ commanded a paralyzed man, according to the Gospel of Matthew. The man “arose and departed.” Healing a paralytic is miraculous… But it may soon become an everyday miracle of science, rather than a rare miracle of faith…

http://www.newswise.com/articles/treadmill-training-after-spinal-cord-injury-promotes-recovery-when-inflammation-is-controlled Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research suggests that treadmill training soon after a spinal cord injury can have long-lasting positive effects on recovery – as long as the training is accompanied by efforts to control inflammation in the lower spinal cord…

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/articles/2015/03/epidural-stimulation-shows-promise-spinal-cord-injuries Bioscience Technology caught up with Susan Harkema Ph.D., professor and rehabilitation research director of the University of Louisville’s Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, to discuss her research and new funding awarded by Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation for epidural stimulation. Wings for Life recently announced it is teaming with the ChristopherContinue reading “Epidural Stimulation Shows Promise for Spinal Cord Injuries”

https://alsnewstoday.com/2018/09/17/new-method-create-neural-stem-cells-can-regenerate-rat-spines/ Human spinal cord neural stem cells (NSC), created using an innovative method, were seen to regenerate functional neurons in the damaged tissue of rats with spinal injuries, according to researchers. Their study, “Generation and post-injury integration of human spinal cord neural stem cells,” was published in the journal Nature Methods. Spinal cord NSC wereContinue reading “New Method to Create Human Neural Stem Cells Can Regenerate Spine in Rats, Study Shows”

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060629005376&newsLang=en <P>Business Wire 6/29/2006</P> <P>Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: CYKN; "Cyberkinetics") announced that clinical investigators engaged in Cyberkinetics’ ongoing BrainGate Neural Interface System (BrainGate) clinical trial reported preliminary data from three trial participants at the American Spinal Cord Injury Association Meeting (ASIA), on Wednesday, June 28, 2006, in Boston, Massachusetts. The data included preliminary resultsContinue reading “Cyberkinetics Reports Preliminary BrainGate Data from Non-Speaking, Paralyzed Participant at ASIA Meeting in Boston”

http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20070214-09570900-bc-us-spinalcord.xml <P>February 14, 2007 (ScienceDaily)- U.S. scientists say they have disproved the long-held theory that the spinal cord is incapable of repairing itself.</P> <P>The Johns Hopkins University researchers say human nerve stem cells they transplanted into damaged spinal cords of rats have survived, grown and in some cases connected with the rats’ own spinal cordContinue reading “Study: Spinal cord can repair itself”

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=72727 June 6, 2007 (MedicalNewsToday.com)- Rats paralyzed due to loss of blood flow to the spine returned to near normal ambulatory function six weeks after receiving grafts of human spinal stem cells (hSSCs), researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine report…

http://www.247wallst.com/2007/11/geron-positive-.html <p>By Jon C. Ogg, Nov. 7, 2007 (247wallst.com)- Geron Corp. (NASDAQ:GERN) is trading up in pre-market activity on news that would have been much more eagerly received back in the emergence of stem cell news.&nbsp; Geron announced that data shows its human embryonic stem cell based therapeutic candidate for spinal cord injury GRNOPC1 survivesContinue reading “Geron Positive Spinal Cord Injury Data”

http://origin.mercurynews.com/business/ci_8351062?nclick_check=1 <p>By Steve Johnson, Feb. 24, 2008 (Mercury News)- Fast facts about GeronAfter 13 years of research costing more than $150 million, Geron says it is finally ready to conduct an unprecedented test in people with a treatment made from one of the most controversial substances in science.</p> <p>Using human embryonic stem cells, the MenloContinue reading “One big step for Geron: Therapy that enabled paralyzed rats to walk ready for test on humans, stem-cell firm says”

http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=29654 <p>EU-funded scientists have forced damaged nerve cells to regenerate by administering a drug commonly used to treat cancer. The findings could one day lead to the development of effective treatments for injuries to the…</p>