Category Archives: stem cell research

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/acorda-therapeutics-announces-initiation-of-phase-2-trial-of-treatment-for-spinal-cord-injury-2013-09-25 AC105 improved motor function after spinal cord injury in preclinical studies ARDSLEY, N.Y., Sep 25, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. /quotes/zigman/91130/quotes/nls/acor ACOR +1.38% today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in a trial of AC105, its proprietary magnesium formulation for the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI). This Phase 2Continue reading “Acorda Therapeutics Announces Initiation of Phase 2 Trial of Treatment for Spinal Cord Injury”

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-04/uoq-dc042215.php Rapid treatment with a new anti-inflammatory could have a major impact on recovery from spinal cord injury, University of Queensland researchers have found. UQ School of Biomedical Sciences’ Dr Marc Ruitenberg and PhD student Ms Faith Brennan said they made the discovery during laboratory trials with an experimental drug. Ms Brennan said that excessiveContinue reading “Exciting discovery could aid frontline spinal injury treatment”

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-11-immune-cells-key-therapies-spinal.html Fresh insights into how zebrafish repair their damaged nerve connections could aid the development of therapies for people with spinal cord injuries. Scientists have found the immune system plays a key role in helping zebrafish nerve cells to regenerate after injury. The findings offer clues for developing treatments that could one day help peopleContinue reading “Immune cells could hold key to therapies for spinal cord injuries”

http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=3415123 <P>By Biowire, July 19, 2006 (genengnews.com) – Geron Corporation announced today the publication of preclinical studies that support the safety and utility of GRNOPC1, Geron’s lead human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-based therapeutic product for the treatment of spinal cord injury. </P> <P>In the studies published in Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Hans Keirstead and his colleaguesContinue reading “Geron Announces Publication of Study Results Supporting Safety and Utility of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Therapeutic Product for Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury”

http://www.pr-inside.com/neuralstem-inc-cells-survive-and-become-r51530.htm February 13, 2007 (PRNewswire)- Human neural stem cells (hNSCs) transplanted into rats with spinal cord damage turned into neurons and made extensive synaptic contact with damaged host motor neurons, a paper published today in PLoS MEDICINE ( medicine.plosjournals.org) reported. The study, utilizing cells developed by Neuralstem, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NRLS), and conducted atContinue reading “Neuralstem Inc. Cells Survive and Become Neurons in Rats With Spinal Injuries, Study Reports”

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070703/BUSINESS/707030350/1003/BUSINESS <P>Nearly five years ago, Brandon Ingram rear-ended a car while driving west on I-70 near Keystone Avenue and crashed through his windshield.&nbsp; Lucky man: The future looked bleak for Brandon Ingram, now 27, after he was severely injured in a car accident in 2002. But the Andara Oscillating Field Stimulator has helped…</P>

http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Offers-Hope-for-Repairing-Injured-Spinal-Cord-Using-Stem-Cells-29319-1.htm <p>Nov. 13, 2007 (medindia.com)- A new study has identified key elements that may make the regeneration of nerve cells using the body’s own stem cells following spinal cord injury a possibility.</p> <p>The seminal study, co-lead by Dr. Philip Horner, neuroscientist at the University of Washington, Dr. Tim Kennedy, neuroscientist at the Montreal Neurological InstituteContinue reading “Research Offers Hope for Repairing Injured Spinal Cord Using Stem Cells”

http://www.orthosupersite.com/view.asp?rID=26905 <p>By Andrew Cappuccino, Mar.&nbsp;2008 (Orthosupersite.com)- In this issue of Orthopedics, Dr Andrew Cappuccino, assistant team orthopedic surgeon for the NFL Buffalo Bills and the supervising and operating surgeon of Bills player Kevin Everett, discusses the use of moderate systemic hypothermia to treat spinal cord injuries…</p>

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/the-cool-way-to-treat-trauma/2008/07/09/1215282928057.html <p>Eight years ago a Swedish medical registrar, Anna Bagenholm, found herself the subject of the medical textbooks she had been studying. Skiing with friends in a waterfall gully in northern Norway, she went off course and plunged head-first into the…</p>

http://uk.reuters.com/article/rbssHealthcareNews/idUKN2213705220090122 <p><br /> CHICAGO, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Researchers believe they have found a potential way to regenerate nerves by stimulating a gene and said on Thursday they hope their work in worms may some day help people with spinal cord injuries.</p> <p>The gene is part of a network, or pathway, of four genes thatContinue reading “Worm gene offers clues to nerve cell repair -study”

http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/458134 <p>Todd Finkelmeyer&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; 7/13/2009 8:58 am</p> <p>Many associated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison are cautiously optimistic about the future of stem cell science in the United States following the government’s release July 6 of its final guidelines for taxpayer-funded research using embryonic stem cell lines.</p> <p>Draft guidelines issued by the National Institutes of HealthContinue reading “Madison researchers optimistic but cautious on new stem cell guidelines”

http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=18246 <p>A big question in regenerative medicine is how to most effectively deliver stem cells — as well as other beneficial cells, proteins and large molecules — to damaged tissues such as the spinal cord, heart and brain…</p>

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/research-could-overcome-spinal-cord-injuries-122710113.html <p>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, a world-renowned neurosurgeon at the Tel Aviv University Sourasky Medical Center and an expert on SCI…</p>

http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1112658820/mobile-music-touch-musical-glove-helps-people-with-spinal-injuries/ People with paralyzing spinal cord injuries (SCI) now have access to a glove created by Georgia Tech researchers. This glove may improve motor skills and feeling in their hands. The device is called Mobile Music Touch (MMT). The glove, which looks like a workout glove with a small box on the back, is usedContinue reading “Mobile Music Touch Musical Glove Helps People With Spinal Injuries”

http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130708-904357.html Asubio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the expansion of enrollment for its ASCENT-ASCI (Asubio Spinal Cord Early Neuro-recovery Treatment for Acute Spinal Cord Injury) trial to include AIS A, B and C injury to the cervical spine. ASCENT-ASCI is a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating SUN13837…