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First stem cell trials might start in O.C.

A tiny start-up company in Irvine has a shot at becoming the first to gain federal approval to test an embryonic stem cell treatment in humans. Two degenerative nerve diseases are the first targets for California Stem Cell Inc.'s therapies. They are ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease, which kills adults, and...

posted @ Tuesday, July 08, 2008 11:41 AM by pmorton

Synapse Biomedical Receives FDA Approval of NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System (DPS)(TM) For Spinal Cord Injury Breathing Applications

CLEVELAND, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Synapse Biomedical Inc. announced today it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its NeuRx DPS(TM) for ventilator-dependent Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) patients who lack voluntary control of their diaphragms. With the FDA's approval, SCI patients and their caregivers...

posted @ Tuesday, July 08, 2008 11:37 AM by pmorton

Geron Presents Data at ISSCR Showing That Its Embryonic Stem Cell Therapeutic for Heart Failure Evades Direct Attack by the Human Immune System

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) today announced the presentation of research studies indicating that GRNCM1, the company’s human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-based therapeutic for the treatment of heart failure, evades direct attack by...

posted @ Tuesday, July 08, 2008 11:31 AM by pmorton

Locomotor Training Restores Walking Function In Child With Spinal Cord Injury

ScienceDaily (June 5, 2008) — A new report shows that a non-ambulatory (unable to walk or stand) child with a cervical spinal cord injury was able to restore basic walking function after intensive locomotor training. The case study, published in Physical Therapy (May 2008), the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), evaluated the effects of...

posted @ Tuesday, July 08, 2008 11:27 AM by pmorton

Finding Clues For Nerve Cell Repair

ScienceDaily (June 4, 2008) — A new study at the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University identifies a key mechanism for the normal development of motor nerve cells (motor neurons) - cells that control muscles. This finding is crucial to understanding and treating a range of conditions involving nerve cell loss or damage, from spinal cord injury to neurodegenerative...

posted @ Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:54 AM by pmorton