stem cell treatment

Sugar study is sweetener for stem cell science

harminka — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:55:42 -0500

Scientists at The University of Manchester are striving to discover how the body's natural sugars can be used to create stem cell treatments for heart disease and nerve damage – thanks to a £370,000 funding boost.

Stem cell treatment for brittle bones in the womb

harminka — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:54:39 -0600

The extraordinary results of an in utero stem cell treatment could lead to a new treatment for babies with brittle bones, as well as a range of other disabling conditions, according to a maternal-fetal medicine researcher, now based at The University of Queensland (UQ).

Paralysed man puts faith in stem cell treatment

Dinka — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:57:18 -0500

A man from the Sunshine Coast, in south-east Queensland, who was paralysed in a motorcycle accident almost two years ago, hopes to walk again after receiving a controversial stem cell treatment in India.

Human stem cell treatment restores motor function in paralyzed rats

harminka — Thu, 31 May 2007 12:34:55 -0500

Rats paralyzed due to loss of blood flow to the spine returned to near normal ambulatory function six weeks after receiving grafts of human spinal stem cells (hSSCs), researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine report. The study, led by Martin Marsala, M.D., UC San Diego professor of anesthesiology, is published in the June 29, 2007 issue of the journal Neuroscience, which is now online.