Etiqueta: spinal cord injury
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Stem Cells in Theory and Practice
Dr. Douglas J. Herthel of Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center in Los Olivos, California was one of the first practitioners to use stem cells, beginning in 1995. Herthel used stem cells from bone marrow to treat ligament and tendon injuries in horses. The results from these treatments were so promising that he began using stem…
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StemCells, Inc. Initiates World’s First Neural Stem Cell Trial In Spinal Cord Injury
StemCells Inc Press Release StemCells Inc announced today they are initiating a clinical trial using their fetal derived neural progenitor cells for the treatment of spinal cord injuries. Previously the company had reported that their stem cells, called HuCNS-SC, are capable of differentiating into various neural lineage cells including neurons, oligodendrocytes, and astrocytes. The fact…
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Increasing Efficacy of Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury
Jin et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). Clinical trials of stem cells for treatment of spinal cord injury are currently being conducted in the United States and abroad. For example, the Covington Louisiana company TCA Cellular Therapy LLC is recruiting 10 patients with spinal cord injury to receive intrathecal infusion (lumbar puncture) of autologous, ex…
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Stem Cells for Spinal Cord Injury
The use of mesenchymal stem cells for a variety have diseases has been published. This includes conditions such as heart failure, liver failure, stroke, and lupus. One of the attractive features of mesenchymal stem cells is that they can differentiate into numerous tissues while at the same time exerting anti-inflammatory activities. In the situation of…
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Effort to Regenerate Injured Spinal Cords Turns to a New Model
University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute received a $2.4 million National Institutes of Health grant to study regenerative process of the Mexican axolotl salamander with the aim of applying biological lessons learned to spinal cord injury.
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Geron Could Resume Stem Cell Trial
Geron stated that subsequent to their recent discussions with the FDA, they believe they will have sufficient new animal data to allow for continuation of the trial sometime in thei third quarter of 2010.
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New Adult Stem Cell Facility Opens in Maryland
The company RNL Biostar has announced the opening of a new adult stem cell R&D facility in Germantown, Maryland.
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Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Delayed
The Geron Corporation reports a new delay in its clinical trial, which was scheduled to be the first clinical trial ever conducted with human embryonic stem cells.
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Brain Injuries Targeted for Adult Stem Cell Therapy
Researchers propose adult stem cells derived from adipose tissue as a therapy for traumatic brain injury.