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Parkinson's Stem Cell Therapy OK'd for Testing

...  stem cell therapy OK'd for testing In what appears to be a medical first, a stem cell-based treatment for the root cause of Parkinson's disease has been accepted for human testing. The Australian government's … The ISCO approach to Parkinson's is much the same as that of a San Diego … Read more on The San Diego Union-Tribune Role of neurokinin type 1 receptor in nociception at the periphery and the … 438207 from Biolegend, San Diego, CA, USA; Interleukin-1Beta, ...

Muscular Dystrophy Rehabilitation: Medical Tourism in India for Muscular Dystrophy Treatment

Muscular dystrophy is a global disease affecting every race and color, but is most commonly diagnosed in male children. There are several types of MD, the most popular for children being Becker and Duchenne, each of which can be very detrimental to one’s mobility in everyday life. Usually those with MD will eventually be confined to a wheelchair and won’t be able to take care of themselves. Approximately 1.5 out of 10,000 males between the ages of 5 and 24 are reported to have MD in the United States alone. Read more... ...

SRMC Names Enriquez New Chief Executive Officer

SRMC names Enriquez new chief executive officer SRMC is a Certified Primary Stroke Center and consistently recognized for clinical excellence. SRMC offers a full suite of cardiac services including diagnostic and interventional cardiology as well as hospital-based Cardiac, Pulmonary and Physical … Read more on TCPalm Patient advisory council provides a voice for handicapped panhan – kotanow … Gene McDowell, a physical therapist and Stroke Clinical Coordinator for the Acute Rehabilitation Unit, says the 12-member board provides a voice for other handicapped residents throughout the panhandle. "And so they've been able to go out to council … Read more on Kota Read more... ...

Stem Cells for Spinal Cord Injury: Community Outreach San Diego 2011 – Trish Stressman

...  Cells for Spinal Cord Injury: Community Outreach San Diego 2011 – Trish Stressman – Stem cell therapy patient Trish Stressman discusses her recovery from spinal cord injury after undergoing stem cell treatments at the Stem Cell Institute in …   Isaac Toussie Rallies Support for Paralyzed Veterans of America Similarly, PVA is at the forefront in advocating progress for treatment of spinal cord injuries and dysfunction. Donations from private sources provide funding for a slew of veteran services. This private support allows PVA to provide veterans' with … Read more ...

Athersys to Host Third Quarter 2013 Financial Results Call

...  to Host Third Quarter 2013 Financial Results Call The Company is developing its MultiStem(R) cell therapy product, a patented, adult-derived "off-the-shelf" stem cell product platform for disease indications in the cardiovascular, neurological, inflammatory and immune disease areas. The Company … Read more on Wall Street Journal A Better Pill to Swallow Like Alzheimer's patients, depression sufferers show damage there. A growing body of evidence suggests that … Unlike fetal stem cells, which hold medical promise because scientists can transform them into any cell in the body, neural stem cells only … Read more on BethesdaMagazine.com Tags: depression sufferers, wall street journal, cell therapy, stem cell ...

Stem Cells and Stroke

...  cells and stroke MIAMI, Fla., (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Each year 700 thousand people suffer a stroke in the United States. Until now, the only recovery for paralysis brought on by the stroke was lengthy rehabilitation. Now, a new stem cell therapy is helping stroke … Read more on WWSB ABC 7 Rehabilitating Stroke Victims With Video Games There are many therapies used for rehabilitating stroke patients such as constraint-induced movement therapy, mental practice and more. Now it looks like we are about to see another, quite different approach. Doctor Debbie Rand from Tel Aviv University … Read more on Mobile Magazine Read ...

Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury – Injured Airline Pilot Flies Again

...  Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury – Injured Airline Pilot Flies Again – Juan Carlos Murillo is a commercial airline pilot who suffered spinal cord injuries in 4 separate areas of his spinal cord. Doctors told him that his injury …   Patients, doctors lining up for medical marijuana certification Spinal cord damage is next, with 192 patients registered so far, followed by multiple sclerosis (141 patients); cancer (62); Crohn's disease (29); wasting syndrome (22); ...