Articles - November 2006 en-us http://www.thescizone.com/news N/A http://www.thescizone.com/news michael@thescizone.com 20 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/901/1/Committee-Review-Of-Stem-Cell-Fraud-Finds-Editors-Followed-All-Rules/1.html In handling fraudulent stem-cell research articles, journal editors went above and beyond existing procedures to try and verify the findings, but in today's competitive publishing environment, more stringent, less trusting safeguards are now essential, an independent committee has concluded. Although editors at the journal Science "made a serious effort - substantially greater than that for most papers" to scrutinize research submitted by Woo Suk Hwang, the committee found, "the cachet of publishing in Science can be an incentive not to follow the rules." michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/900/1/Cole-returns-from-China/1.html Terry Cole of Sikeston works on core muscle strength during a therapy session with Brooke Reed.After returning a week ago today from China, where he received stem cell treatments, Terry Cole is wasting no time working to gain movement. He’s already able to move his toes. “Jan. 4 will be 32 years,” Cole said about recalling the last time he’s felt any movement in his feet since he was paralyzed after suffering a spinal cord injury in a car accident. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/899/1/Rugby-injury-research-project/1.html The Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, in collaboration with the Chris Burger/Petro Jackson Players' Fund, has launched a research project that aims to establish an accurate database of rugby-related spinal cord injuries in South Africa. A Rugby Safety Indaba held in Cape Town recently concluded that existing data on the serious spinal cord injuries in the game was incomplete due to the lack of a proper injury reporting system. It was agreed that further research was required to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the data. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/895/1/Adult-Stem-Cells-Proving-Worth-In-Spinal-Healing/1.html Debilitating spinal chord injuries not only affect mobility, but can lead to other serious health problems.However, a new groundbreaking study conducted at the University of Louisville’s School of Medicine may lead to a new therapy to reverse those effects.With the help of 10 years of research, a Louisville doctor is using stem cells from nasal passages to help rebuild damaged spinal chord tissue."It's terribly exciting; we do research all our lives,” Dr. Fred Roisen said.  michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/911/1/Democrats-eye-rebirth-of-vetoed-stem-cell-bill/1.html The same embryonic stem cell bill that prompted President Bush's only veto is headed to his desk again, this time from Democrats who have it atop their agenda when they take control of Congress in January.It's uncertain whether supporters of the measure can muster enough votes to override another veto. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/897/1/Democrats-plan-to-revive-embryonic-stem-cell-bill-that-Bush-vetoed/1.html The same embryonic stem cell bill that prompted President Bush's only veto is headed to his desk again, this time from Democrats who have it atop their agenda when they take control of Congress in January. It's uncertain whether supporters of the measure can muster enough votes to override another veto.White House spokesman Tony Fratto said he would not "issue veto threats on hypothetical legislation" but added that Bush's position on the issue hasn't changed. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/902/1/Researchers-Discover-Treatment-for-Spinal-Cord-Injury-Pain/1.html Spinal cord injury patients with moderate to severe nerve pain experienced less pain and in some cases no pain while taking the drug pregabalin, according to a study published in the November 28, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "The findings are promising as spinal cord injury pain is a condition which generally responds poorly to currently available treatments," said study author Philip J. Siddall, MBBS, PhD, with Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/898/1/A-dream-to-walk/1.html Beaverton - Suffering from a spinal cord injury and becoming paralyzed is a devastating and life altering event. Those once told they might never walk again are proving doctors wrong at a local rehabilitation center. Project Walk is a state of the art facility in Beaverton. Trainer J.J. Fowler opened the center in Portland in June from the company's headquarters in Carlsbad, California. They started the new location to be closer to nine of their clients. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/905/1/BioAxone-Therapeutic-Study-Demonstrates-Positive-Interim-Results-for-Spinal-Cord-Injury/1.html Six-week Follow-up Results of Phase 1/2a Trial Show Safety, Tolerability and Neurological Outcome of Cethrin®BioAxone Therapeutic announced today positive interim results on its phase 1/2a North American dose escalation clinical trial on Cethrin® for the treatment of acute spinal cord injury (SCI). michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/896/1/Celling-a-Strategy/1.html Opposition to embryo-destroying research is not a losing issue. At least it shouldn’t be.“How can you side with those people?” In 2002, a paralyzed research advocate who actively supports embryonic-stem-cell and human-cloning research asked me this question. By “those” people she meant Christians, conservatives, and pro-life groups. “It’s simple,” I said. “Why is it in our interest to sit in these wheelchairs for the rest of our lives so science can puzzle over safety problems linked to embryonic stem cells and human cloning, while ignoring the cells that nature designed for the treatments we need?” michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500