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TREATING AND UNDERSTANDING A SPINAL CORD INJURY by Stephanie S. Jewett Posted Sat 17 Apr 2010 12:00am Apr 17 Spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord as a result of a direct trauma..., falls, etc.) or disease (polio, spina bifida, Friedreich’s Ataxia, etc.). About ten thousand new spinal cord injuries occur each year in the United States. About 250,000 people Read on »

Spinal Cord Injury and Repair Stem Cell Treatments by David Granovsky Posted Mon 07 Feb 2011 10:42pm SPINAL CORD INJURY vs ASC HISTORY OF TREATMENT – http://tinyurl.com/SCIvsASC Read on »

Cancer Drug Aids The Regeneration Of Spinal Cord Injuries by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Fri 28 Jan 2011 6:38pm After a spinal cord injury a number of factors impede the regeneration of nerve cells. Two of the most important of these factors are the destabilization... been crushed or cut in the spinal cord. In contrast, for example, to the nerves in a cut finger, the injured nerve cells in the central nervous system (CNS) won’t regrow Read on »

Successful Stem Cell Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury in Dogs by David Granovsky Posted Mon 08 Feb 2010 10:09pm Histostem Participates in Successful Stem Cell Treatment for Acute Spinal Cord Injury in Dogs February 08, 2010: 12:00 PM ET Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc. (OTCBB: SCII) announced that Histostem Ltd. of South Korea (“Histostem”) has participated in a study resulting in the successful treatment of spinal cord injury in dogs Read on »

Nine Years with a Spinal Cord Injury Today by Greg T. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:39pm Nine years ago today I had my spinal cord injury, it's a date on the calendar that continues to bother me. It's a day of reflection. The day I was injured I decided to take it day by day. I've talked before about finding one thing a day to be grateful for. I think that beyond anything else that has led me to where I am today. Today I am Read on »

Resources for Brain and Spinal Cord Injury by Broken Brilliant Patient Expert

Posted Tue 16 Jun 2009 12:19am I’m posting this here, so I can find it later Resources for Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research It’s got all sorts of links and other goodies — just the ticket, for when I need to distract myself – which is not always such a good thing, I’ll admit I’m posting this here, so I can find it later Resources for Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Read on »

Spleen Cells Tied to Damage of Spinal Cord Injury in Animal Study by HealthFinder Posted Thu 18 Nov 2010 12:00pm News) -- The spleen may be a major source of cells that cause inflammation and exacerbate the damage at the site of a spinal cord injury, a new animal study suggests. The findings could change the focus of efforts to find new treatments for spinal cord injuries, researchers said. While most spinal cord injury research has focused on bone marrow Read on »

Spinal Cord Injury Incontinence by Meredy Registered Nurse

Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:25pm We have a Web site http://groupsmsn.com/SpinalCordInjuryIncontinence, and we have provided a page for people with muscular dystrophy. On that page we have provided a link... on by a apinal cord injury caused by an auto accident and six months later a fall from a third story window. In 1994, I was bitten by a Pennsylvania deer tick and the result was Lyme Read on »

News Blockade: MSM Ignores Adult Stem Cell Human Trial Success in Treatment of Acute Spinal Cord Injuries by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted Sat 14 Mar 2009 4:21pm Geron recently obtained FDA permission to try using a potentially risky embryonic stem cell derived treatment developed to treat acute spinal cord injury in a human trial... for spinal cord injury (SCI) that returns some quality of life for SCI patients without serious adverse events... In eight patients who received BMC transplants through various Read on »

Scientists Restore Walking In Mice After Spinal Cord Injury by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 3:17pm cord injuries... "Imagine the long nerve fibers that run between the cells in the brain and lower spinal cord as major freeways," explained Dr. Michael Sofroniew, lead... streets. These detours aren't as fast or direct, but still allow drivers to reach their destination. "We saw something similar in our research," he added. "When spinal cord Read on »