Missouri House approves spinal cord funding measure

Missouri House approves spinal cord funding measure
JEFFERSON CITY — An amendment that would prohibit embryonic stem-cell research from being funded by University of Missouri System grants was narrowly approved by the Missouri House on Monday. The amendment was attached in a bill which would increase five-fold the amount of money UM Curators can grant for [...]

Stem Cell Therapy For Spinal Cord Injury—Aarkstore Enterprise Market Research Aggregation

Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury report presents 12 R & D stem cell-based product profiles, 10 company profiles and investors information. This report emphasizes advantages and disadvantages of particular cell therapies for spinal cord injury, characteristics and origin of used cells, mechanism of their action, efficacy and adverse effects, mode of delivery, design [...]

New Stem Cell Research Findings Could Lead to Cure of Spinal Cord Injuries, Brain Injuries, and ALS!

Many people have suffered from spinal cord and brain injuries, not to mention amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig disease, a debilitating disease characterized by muscle weakness in the arms and legs, followed by difficulty swallowing, talking, and breathing, (Dorland’s Medical Dictionary (DMD)). Eventually muscles become completely useless and the patient becomes a quadriplegic, [...]

UTHealth research shows modified adult stem cells may be helpful in spinal cord injury

UTHealth research shows modified adult stem cells may be helpful in spinal cord injury
( University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ) Researchers at UTHealth have demonstrated in rats that transplanting genetically modified adult stem cells into an injured spinal cord can help restore the electrical pathways associated with movement. The results are published [...]