Category Archives: stem cell research

http://www.usmarketsdaily.com/invivo-therapeutics-holdings-corp-otcmktsnviv-announces-second-subject-enrolled-in-the-pilot-study-8580 Invivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp (OTCMKTS:NVIV) said that a second subject has been registered in the pilot research of its Neuro-Spinal Scaffold which is used for the treatment of traumatic spinal cord injury. The study will be conducted at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. It will evaluate the…

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/09/health/paralyzed-monkeys-walking-brain-implant/ By Meera Senthilingam, CNN A new form of brain implant could one day help people with paraplegia regain control of their legs, based on a new study proving its potential in paralyzed monkeys. Researchers at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland were able to restore…

http://www.smh.com.au/national/new-trial-aiming-to-repair-injured-spinal-cords-gives-new-hope-to-paralysed-australians-20171130-gzvzwe.html Anne-Marie Howarth was riding her motorcycle in the Blue Mountains when she went too fast on a bend, crashed into a barrier and “squashed” her spine, leaving her paralyzed from the lower chest down…

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bioarctics-product-candidate-sc0806-for-treatment-of-patients-with-complete-spinal-cord-injury-is-now-in-phase-2-300794801.html STOCKHOLM, Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — BioArctic AB (publ) (Nasdaq Stockholm: BIOA B) announced today that the first patient in the second panel of the Phase 1/2 study now has been treated with SC0806. This means that the study with the product candidate SC0806 for complete spinal cord injury has progressed into Phase 2.Continue reading “BioArctic’s Product Candidate SC0806 for Treatment of Patients With Complete Spinal Cord Injury is now in Phase 2”

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/ai-scj110620.php New work published in the scientific journal Stem Cells by investigators from the Stem Cell Institute at the University of Minnesota describes a scientific breakthrough that could help accelerate development of new treatments for…

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/16/stem_cell_nanog/ <P>The Register, Chris Williams 6/16/2006</P> <P>Stem cell scientists have pinpointed a molecule that confers the cells with amazing powers of self-renewal and maintains their ability to develop into any other type of cell in the body.</P> <P>The discovery could help pave the way for stem cells derived from adult tissues, giving…</P>

http://media.www.dailytargum.com/media/storage/paper168/news/2007/01/17/University/Uric-Acid.May.Treat.Spinal.Cord.Injuries-2651181.shtml?sourcedomain=www.dailytargum.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com <P>By Matthew Zegarek, January 17, 2007 (The Daily Targum, Rutgers University)- University researchers led by Professor Bonnie Firestein may have found a treatment for spinal cord injuries by using uric acid.</P> <P>Firestein, an associate professor of cell biology and neuroscience, and her team have published their findings in the early online copy of theContinue reading “Uric acid may treat spinal cord injuries”

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=30720&sectionid=3510302 <p>By Patricia Khashayar MD, Nov 12, 2007 (Press TV)- Dr Sean Hu, the chairman and founder of Beike Biotechnology, got a PhD in molecular biology from Gothenburg University in Sweden; He has received his post doctoral training at the University of British Colombia in Vancouver.</p> <p>Since 1999, he has decided to get involved inContinue reading “A revolution in Chinese stem cell technology”

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/science/20090205TDY01303.htm <p>A team of researchers at Keio University has succeeded in improving spinal cord damage in mice by transplanting into them neural stem cells produced with human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, they said.</p> <p>The transplant is the first of its kind in which a therapeutic effect of human iPS cells–which can be transformed intoContinue reading “Damaged mice spines improved with iPS cells”

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091209121152.htm <p>ScienceDaily (Dec. 10, 2009) &mdash; Brain and spinal-cord injuries typically leave people with permanent impairment because the injured nerve fibers (axons) cannot regrow. A study from Children’s Hospital Boston, published in the December 10 issue of the journal Neuron, shows that axons can regenerate vigorously in a mouse model when a gene that suppressesContinue reading “Coaxing Injured Nerve Fibers to Regenerate by Disabling ‘Brakes’ in the System”

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/Application-Notes/2010/09/Finding-a-Cure-for-Spinal-Cord-Injury-with-On-Demand-LIMS-Thermo-Fisher/ <p>The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis finds an on-demand laboratory information management system (LIMS) helps to accelerate discovery in its HCS projects.</p> <p>Traumatic injury to the central nervous system (CNS) usually results in irreversible loss of function. Consequently, individuals with injured spinal cords can be permanently paralyzed. This function loss occurs…</p>

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/07/03/adult-stem-cell-research-pioneer-dr-carlos-lima-dies/ Dr. Carlos Lima, a pioneer in adult stem cell research to treat spinal cord injuries died suddenly on June 21, according to the Charlotte Lozier Institute. “Dr. Lima, who was based in Portugal, developed a procedure for chronic…

http://www.healthcanal.com/surgery-rehabilitation/44253-does-the-timing-of-surgery-to-treat-traumatic-spinal-cord-injury-affect-outcomes.html Twitter New Rochelle, NY — Performing surgery to take pressure off the spine after a traumatic injury soon after the event could prevent or reverse some of the secondary damage caused by swelling and decreased blood flow to the injured spine.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150706005264/en/InVivo-Therapeutics-Reports-Significant-Improvement-Patients-Implanted#.VZxPMMrbKUk CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV) today announced a one-month post-implant update for the third study patient and a six-month post-implant update for the second study patient in the company’s ongoing pilot trial of its investigational Neuro-Spinal Scaffold in patients with complete acute spinal cord injury.

https://news.aamc.org/patient-care/article/helping-paralyzed-patients-walk-again/ Jeff Marquis, a professional chef, loved nothing better than snowboarding, hiking, and mountain biking on the trails near his Montana home. Then, in 2011, catastrophe struck. Marquis, 29 at the time, was thrown from his bike. “I remember lying on the ground, realizing my hands weren’t working right and I couldn’t get up,” heContinue reading “Helping paralyzed patients walk again”