Tag: Clinical Trial
INSPIRE Laboratory
Our lab mission is to INSPIRE (integrate sensorimotor plasticity and interventions to promote recovery) persons with neurologic injury to regain function.
We are an interdisciplinary...
Dr. Arthur Jenkins giving TED-style: spinal cord injury and proposed changes
https://youtu.be/jlgiOnhEMX0
Dr. Arthur L. Jenkins, III MD FACS giving a TED-style talk at the NY Symposium on Neurological Emergencies and Neurocritical Care. Dr. Jenkins discusses...
StemCells Ends Clinical Trial for Spinal Cord Injury due to Financial Constraints
StemCells Inc., a California-based biotech company announced that they will stop developing the potential treatment for spinal cord injury after a failed mid-stage clinical...
InCube Labs Announces $10 Million Department of Defense (DoD) Subcontract
Company will Collaborate with The University of Pittsburgh to Develop an Implantable Device for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
SAN ANTONIO, May 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/...
Cooling improves quality of life for spinal cord injury patients
A study looking at reducing the severity of spinal injuries by reducing a patient's body temperature immediately after an accident is entering a new...
Stem Cells vs. Spinal Cord Injuries
A paralyzing injury to the neck during recreational activities such as horseback riding or playing football usually has permanent, lifelong effects that change a...
Spasticity : two potential therapeutic avenues
Following spinal cord injury, most patients experience an exaggeration of muscle tone called spasticity, which frequently leads to physical disability.
A team at the Institut...
Pathway Study accepting potential Spinal Cord Injury volunteers for trial
THE PATHWAY STUDY HAS CLOSED ENROLLMENT AS OF MAY 31 2016!
Researchers are currently evaluating the potential of stem cell transplantation as a treatment for...
UPMC’s clinical trial showing promise with spinal cord injuries
Three years ago, Michael Fraser broke his neck in a diving accident near his Vandergrift home but remembers little about it.
But in April, the...
Stem cell treatment could help paralyzed patients move
Louis Tontodonato's hopes and dreams may well lie in a virtual coin flip, a digital roll of the dice.
Paralyzed from the neck down, the...
