Tag: Clinical Trial
Japanese Researchers Will Use Stem Cells to Treat Spinal Cord Injuries in Groundbreaking Clinical...
There could a new form of treatment in Japan for spinal cord injuries if a newly-approved clinical trial hits the mark.
On Monday, a special...
Stem Cell-Based Phase I Trial to Repair Spinal Cord Injuries Produces Encouraging Results
First-in-human clinical study found improved motor and sensory function in three of four participants
Writing in the June 1 issue of Cell Stem Cell,...
Doctor re-examines evidence on UTIs in patients with spinal cord injury
People with spinal cord injuries rely on catheters to empty their bladder. When a well-respected publication concluded that catheters could be reused without an...
Nanoparticles limit damage in spinal cord injury
Injection after an injury reduces inflammation and scarring
After a spinal cord injury, a significant amount of secondary nerve damage is caused by inflammation and...
It’s Not a Rat’s Race for Human Stem Cells Grafted to Repair Spinal Cord...
Lengthy study finds that implanted neural stem cells grow slow and steady, and success needs to be measured accordingly
More than one-and-a-half years after...
Q Therapeutics Approved to Start Trial of Cell Therapy Aiming to Restore Myelin
A cell therapy intended to boost myelin regeneration — Q-Cells by Q Therapeutics — has received a green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to proceed with...
Asterias Biotherapeutics Receives FDA Clearance to Enroll C-4 Patients in SCiStar Study
Ability to enroll patients with second most common cervical spinal cord injury broadens eligible population for SCiStar study and future trials
FREMONT, Calif., July 10,...
Patients with Complete Paralysis Show Additional Recovery of Arm, Hand and Finger Function at...
Third patient recovers two motor levels; three of six (50%) patients in AIS-A 10 million cell cohort have now recovered two motor levels on...
Man with quadriplegia employs injury bridging technologies to move again—just by thinking
https://youtu.be/zLw_Kp0Vk58
First recipient of implanted brain-recording and muscle-stimulating systems reanimates limb that had been stilled for eight years.
Bill Kochevar grabbed a mug of water, drew...
Using a Mini-Scaffold to Help Treat Spinal Cord Injury
Patients suffering from complete spinal cord injuries have little to no treatment options that provide meaningful improvement in patient outcomes.
Cambridge, Mass.-based InVivo Therapeutics is...
