July 1, 2009 - Cord Blood Awareness Month- Understanding Still Low, Despite Medical Advancements
SAN BRUNO, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire/ — Despite rapid advances using a child’s own cord blood stem cells in regenerative therapies to repair damaged tissue due to injury or disease, most pregnant women today don’t learn about the ability to save their newborn’s cord blood. According to research published in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 3 out of every 4 pregnant women... Continue Reading »
July 1, 2009 - Soon, wheelchairs controlled by tongues
WASHINGTON – Scientists have developed a novel headset that makes it possible for a person suffering from spinal cord injury to precisely control a wheelchair or computer using the tongue.
The “tongue drive”, being trialled at Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, could also give astronauts a third hand in difficult situations like spacewalks.
Invented by electrical engineer Maysam Ghovanloo... Continue Reading »
June 30, 2009 - XenoPort Reports Positive Results from Phase 2 Trial of Arbaclofen Placarbil in Spinal Cord Injury Patients with Spasticity
XenoPort Reports Positive Results from a Phase 2 Trial of Arbaclofen Placarbil in Spinal Cord Injury Patients with Spasticity
SANTA CLARA, Calif.- XenoPort, Inc. announced today positive preliminary results from a Phase 2 clinical trial of arbaclofen placarbil (AP), also known as XP19986, for the treatment of patients with spasticity due to spinal cord injury (SCI). Doses of 20 and 30 mg of AP, given... Continue Reading »
June 27, 2009 - Mayo Clinic Guide to Living with a Spinal Cord Injury
Demos Health is pleased to announce the publication in partnership with the Mayo Clinic of the “Mayo Clinic Guide to Living with a Spinal Cord Injury: Moving Ahead with Your Life.” This is the definitive guide for all those living with a spinal cord injury.
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 27, 2009 — “The Mayo Clinic Guide to Living with a Spinal Cord Injury: Moving Ahead with Your... Continue Reading »
June 25, 2009 - Funds needed to stem spinal woes
MELBOURNE is to host possibly the world’s first human trial to help cure long-term spinal injuries.
But researchers must first raise $5 million.
They hope the trial will help begin to restore bladder, bowel and sexual function, which are the first and most important steps for spinal-cord patients.
Eventually, researchers say, all such patients will walk again.
The project is being co-ordinated... Continue Reading »
June 23, 2009 - Play on Canada’s Man in Motion to debut at Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
TORONTO — When Gemini Award-winning writer Dennis Foon was asked a year and a half ago to pen a play on wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen for a debut at the 2010 Winter Olympics, he was a bit intimidated.
“The really daunting thing about it is, you know, you’ve got this huge life, this living legend, and how do you approach a living legend?” Foon, a Vancouver playwright and novelist... Continue Reading »
June 22, 2009 - Increase in spinal cord injuries during the summer
There’s a growing risk of spinal cord injuries. Austin doctors say the summer months pose the biggest threat.
Jared Dunten, 35, became paralyzed from the neck down during a summer vacation trip in April of 2000
“Sometimes it seems like it’s been forever….sometimes it doesn’t seem like long at all,” said Dunten.
He dove into the Rio Grande River.
“I was a 25 year old idiot who... Continue Reading »
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