Category Archives: stem cell research

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/06/24/Study-Folate-may-aid-spinal-cord-healing/UPI-16911277388183/ <p>MADISON, Wis., June 24 (UPI) — A U.S. National Institutes of Health-funded laboratory study suggests the B vitamin folate can promote healing in damaged rat spinal cord tissue.</p> <p>The investigation, led by University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Bermans Iskandar, an associate professor of neurosurgery, showed the nerve regeneration in the rats ..</p>

http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3139798 What’s the most catastrophic illness that can befall us? To me, it’s a spinal cord injury (SCI) that results in total paralysis. During a recent visit to Israel, I interviewed Dr. Shimon Rochkind, world-renowned neurosurgeon at the Tel Aviv University Sourasky Medical Center, an expert on SCI.</p> <p>Every year, 12,000 North Americans sustain spinalContinue reading “Israeli research gives hope for spinal injuries”

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/776871 Overland Park, KS (PRWEB) June 29, 2012 More and more research is backing up what people with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) have realized for quite some time now. Exercise based recovery programs work! This is not to say that anyone with an SCI is guaranteed to walk and have a full recovery by participatingContinue reading “Spinal Cord Injured Client at Project Walk-Kansas City Benefiting from Aggressive, Exercise-Based Recovery Program”

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130528/Single-injection-of-human-neural-stem-cells-improves-acute-spinal-cord-injuries-in-rats.aspx An international team led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports that a single injection of human neural stem cells produced neuronal regeneration and improvement of function and mobility in rats impaired by an acute spinal cord injury (SCI)…

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-10-21/paralyzed-man-walks-again-after-nose-cells-are-placed-in-spine A man paralyzed from the chest down in a knife attack is walking again after undergoing surgery using cells responsible for the sense of smell, marking an advance in the search for treatments for spinal injuries. Darek Fidyka, 38, received the cells after failing to recover from a stabbing in the back in 2010,Continue reading “Paralyzed Man Walks After Cells for Smelling Placed in Spine”

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/life/wellness/health/2016/10/24/uofl-wins-5-million-help-spinal-patients/92667274/ Researchers at the University of Louisville and Columbia University have been awarded a $5 million grant to develop a robotic device to help spinal cord injury patients get their balance back…

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/health-med-fit/a-decade-after-stem-cell-feat-research-ramps-up/article_f434ac73-0258-53c9-ab9d-f17a0726ad99.html In his UW-Madison lab, Su-Chun Zhang discovered a likely cause of ALS, the deadly neurological disorder also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, after turning skin cells from ALS patients into stem cells. A protein error in cellular structures called neurofilaments, which transport chemicals that allow muscles to move, leads to paralysis in at leastContinue reading “A decade after stem cell feat, research ramps up”

https://www.smh.com.au/national/time-to-invest-in-spinal-cord-injury-research-20190121-p50snb.html Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are more likely in summer when increased numbers partake in more recreational outdoor pursuits. Such was the case of Ash Treseder who suffered a broken neck and severe spinal cord damage after diving from a pier in Shoal Bay, as the Herald reported on Saturday. A week in a spinal ward withContinue reading “Time to invest in spinal cord injury research”

https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/Fulltext/2020/12030/A_Newly_Identified_Immune_Cell_Promotes_Axon.2.aspx By Jamie Talan December 3, 2020 Article In Brief Researchers have identified an immune cell in mice that promotes axon regeneration and neuronal survival and could potentially be harnessed as a treatment for brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve damage.

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http://presszoom.com/story_122382.html <P>January 7, 2007 (PressZoom.com)- Scientists have discovered a new source of stems cells and have used them to create muscle, bone, fat, blood vessel, nerve and liver cells in the laboratory. The first report showing the isolation of broad potential stem cells from the amniotic fluid that surrounds developing embryos was published today inContinue reading “Scientists discover new, readily available source of stem cellsvv”

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071107210708.htm <p>Nov. 9, 2007 (ScienceDaily)- Neuroscientists have significantly advanced brain-machine interface (BMI) technology to the point where severely handicapped people who cannot contract even one leg or arm muscle now can independently compose and send e-mails and operate a TV in their homes. They are using only their thoughts to execute these actions…</p>

http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-30-2009/0004963482&EDATE= <p>ATHENS, Ga., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ — ArunA Biomedical, Inc., announced today that it will make its hN2(TM) cells commercially available to the research community in early 2009. The cells, derived from NIH registered human embryonic cell lines, are offered as a normal, consistent population of neural cells…</p>

http://www.smh.com.au/national/mans-cancer-may-be-linked-to-stem-cell-therapy-trip-20091122-isvx.html <p>NICK MILLER<br /> November 23, 2009 <br /> EXPERTS fear a man with leukaemia may be the first Australian ”infected” with cancer from medical tourism, after treatment at a private overseas stem cell therapy centre.</p> <p>Stem-cell specialists and patient support groups are…</p>

http://www.thestar.com/article/878701–bionic-legs-enable-paraplegics-to-walk <p>About the eLegs prototype:</p> <p>A paraplegic for 18 years, Amanda Boxtel stands from her wheelchair and takes a few tentative steps. She beams as the bionic skeleton she is wearing helps propel her legs forward.&ldquo;To take my first step &hellip; was just astounding &hellip; and then I took another step and another one,&rdquo; sheContinue reading “Bionic legs enable paraplegics to walk”