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Tag: Stem Cell Therapy

StemCells Inc says spinal injury therapy shows promise

StemCells Inc said its experimental stem cell therapy improved the functioning and strength of limbs in patients with spinal cord injuries, becoming the second company to report promising data on the treatment for such injuries. StemCells Inc said its experimental stem cell therapy improved the functioning and strength of limbs in patients with spinal cord injuries, becoming the second company to report promising data on the treatment for such injuries.

Australian treated with new cell-based therapy

In a rare surgery, a 35-year-old Australian woman with a spinal injury for 14 long years regained her sensory ability after undergoing a new...

Wheelchair-equipped dog is candidate for stem cell therapy, adoption

WALKER, MI -- Bolt, a two-year-old terrier mix, behaves just like any other dog at Kelley's Animal Clinic. When called or tempted with a treat,...

Hope: Two paralyzed Georgia teens take different paths on stem cell treatment

Stem cell therapy holds promise for people whose conditions leave them without much hope. But it also poses a dilemma: Stay and wait for U.S. stem...

Quadriplegic veteran to receive stem cell treatments

LAWTON, Okla. A stem cell surgery procedure, not yet approved by the FDA, could give a local paralyzed veteran the use of his arms...

Tory Williams combats controversy surrounding stem cell therapy with new book

Mary Ann Liebert Inc. makes foray from scientific and medical journals to consumer arena with launch of new non-fiction work, 'Inevitable Collision' (New Rochelle, New...

Stem-cell advances may quell ethics debate

Robert Waddell says he's glad the stem cells that healed him came from "a guy who was 50 years old" and not a human...

StemCells, Inc. Posts Letter to Shareholders

NEWARK, Calif., May 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM), a leading stem cell company developing novel cell-based therapeutics for disorders of the...

‘Unproven treatment of spinal injuries can cause paralysis’

The rampant unauthorised and unproven stem cell transplant for spinal cord injury can leave a person paralysed below the level of injury, health experts...

Gene therapy improves limb function following spinal cord injury

Delivering a single injection of a scar-busting gene therapy to the spinal cord of rats following injury promotes the survival of nerve cells and...