Category Archives: stem cell research

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”

http://www.physorg.com/news90842597.html February 16, 2007 (physorg.com)- People with paralysis can stand and move without a wheelchair. They can operate computers to read email and play video games. Brown University neuroscientist John Donoghue said these recent achievements are previews of a major promise of neurotechnology – restoring movement control and communication to people immobilized by injury orContinue reading “Smart’ prosthetics: restoring independence to people with disabilities”

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=512774&in_page_id=1774 <p>Feb. 7, 2008 (DailyMail)- A breakthrough in spinal surgery yesterday offered hope to victims of paralysis. The technique, which has been tested on rats, involves bypassing damaged tissue in the spine.</p> <p>This allows signals to travel across injured areas, New Scientist reports.</p> <p>Dr John Martin and his colleagues at Columbia University in New YorkContinue reading “Could a spinal ‘bypass’ reverse paralysis?”

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312130650.htm <p>ScienceDaily (Mar. 28, 2009) &mdash; DaVinci Biosciences, in collaboration with Luis Vernaza Hospital in Ecuador, have announced the publication of study results demonstrating the safety and feasibility of its acute and chronic spinal cord injury treatment platform in Cell Transplantation, a peer-reviewed journal focused on regenerative medicine. The study demonstrates that administering adult autologousContinue reading “Stem Cell Administration Study Demonstrates Improved Quality Of Life For Patients Suffering From Spinal Cord Injury”

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/01/21/stem.cell.spine/ <p>ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — For the first time in the United States, stem cells have been directly injected into the spinal cord of a patient, researchers announced Thursday.</p> <p>Doctors injected stem cells from 8-week-old fetal tissue into the spine of a man in his early 60s who has advanced ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Continue reading “First U.S. stem cells transplanted into spinal cord”

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/8252010/paralysed-man-gets-electrical-stimulator-able-to-move <p>Sat May 21 – After Rob Summers was paralysed below the chest in a car accident in 2006, his doctors told him he would never stand again. They were wrong.</p> <p>Despite intensive physical therapy for three years, Summers’ condition hadn’t improved. So in 2009, doctors implanted an electrical stimulator onto the lining of hisContinue reading “Paralysed man with electrical stimulator moves legs”

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112686593/new-research-eleven-studies-reveal-individuals-with-spinal-cord-injury/ SHORT HILLS, N.J., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — For the first time, new research demonstrates that innovative rehabilitative treatments for individuals with spinal cord injuries can lead to significant functional improvements in patients and a higher quality of life. These treatments are provided through the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation NeuroRecovery Network…

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/11/27/oxygen-treatment-may-help-some-with-spinal-cord-injuries-study WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2013 (HealthDay News) — Breathing treatments that provide low levels of oxygen may help people with certain types of spinal cord injuries walk longer distances at faster speeds, new Canadian research indicates. After the low-oxygen treatment, people with less…

http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/38427/20160419/there-is-still-hope-for-those-with-spinal-cord-injury.htm The researchers from Hokkaido University in Japan along with scientists from other countries may have discovered a way to help those with spinal cord injury. They first implanted specialized embryonic stem cells out on rats with severed spinal cord. Science Daily reported that the stem cells known as neural progenitor cells were extracted fromContinue reading “There Is Still Hope for Those With Spinal Cord Injury”

https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2019/03/25/marquette-professor-receives-1-9-million-grant-to.html Marquette University professor Murray Blackmore received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for a project targeting the regeneration of injured nerve cells in spinal cord injuries. Blackmore is an associate professor of biomedical sciences in the College of Health Sciences, according to a news release. The award marks his third NIHContinue reading “Marquette professor receives $1.9 million grant to study spinal cord regeneration”

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.emaxhealth.com/45/10412.html March 21, 2007 (eMaxHealth.com)- A multidisciplinary investigation led by Inderjit Singh, Ph.D, of the Medical University of South Carolina, has resulted in a new treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI). The study investigates the efficacy of atorvastatin (AT), (i.e. Lipitor) as a treatment for spinal cord injuries following trauma…

http://sev.prnewswire.com/health-care-hospitals/20070807/DCTU01207082007-1.html <p>Aug. 7, 2007&nbsp;(PRNewswire-USNewswire)- In a study published in the August issue of Nature Neuroscience, researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland found that there are separate adaptable networks controlling each leg and there are also separate networks controlling leg movements, e.g., forward or backward walking. These findings are contrary to the currentlyContinue reading “Kennedy Krieger Institute Study Enhances Understanding of Brain Plasticity and Motor Skills, Signaling Advancements for Future Rehab Practices”

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/902291/ <p>By Fain Hughes, Dec. 11, 2007 (TradingMarkets.com)- Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc. (CYKN) has received a letter from the FDA requesting additional analyses and data regarding its Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) marketing application for the Andara(TM) OFS(TM) (Oscillating Field Stimulator) System, a nerve growth stimulator designed as a treatment for acute spinal cord injuries. TheContinue reading “CYKN: FDA Requests Add Info re HDE Application for Andara(TM) OFS(TM)”

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2008/04/07/nanotechnology_may_help_spinal_cord_injury/6964/ <p>April 7, 2008 (UPI) – U.S. researchers say they have created a nano-engineered gel that can enable severed spinal cord fibers to regenerate and grow.</p> <p>Spinal cord injuries often lead to permanent paralysis and loss of sensation because the damaged nerve fibers can’t regenerate, Northwestern University scientists said. Although nerve fibers or axons haveContinue reading “Nanotechnology may help spinal cord injury”