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... community of friends who supported Woodinville resident Michael-Ryan Pattison and his family following his paralyzing injury in 2005. Pattison is convinced that the fact that he is alive today is directly related to his friends' commitment. He says, ...
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... Garr, Neuralstem President & CEO. "The goal of our work with Professor Nikkah will be to qualify our existing cGMP spinal cord cells into Professor Nikkah's human trial program to treat Huntington's disease. As we prepare to submit an IND to treat ...
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 2:55 pm Press Release: Spinal Cord Society New Zealand to join spinal cord repair effort $1 million to fund first 12 patient treatments New Zealand has 5000 people in wheelchairs ...
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Man in Motion wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen joined B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell Tuesday to officially open a world-class spinal cord injury research centre in Vancouver.
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... patient, convert them into safe stem cells and to use those cells to treat conditions from stroke or heart failure to spinal cord injury or diabetes. I'm trying to avoid the 'b' word and trying not to give false hope. The fairytale developments are ...
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... rewards is biopharmaceutical Geron , whose therapies include anti-cancer drugs and a stem-cell-based treatment for spinal cord injuries. CAPS member Highskye believes those therapies will boost its profile in the industry: This compsny owns key ...
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... to support the Special Patient Services program. Graham Creasey , MD, professor of neurosurgery and chief of the spinal cord injury service at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, has been named the Paralyzed Veterans of America ...
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... to limit the impact of the virus." Meningitis occurs when the membrane (the meninges) that covers and protects the spinal cord and brain become inflamed, usually due to a bacterial or viral infection. The condition is considered a medical emergency ...
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... to limit the impact of the virus." Meningitis occurs when the membrane (the meninges) that covers and protects the spinal cord and brain become inflamed, usually due to a bacterial or viral infection. The condition is considered a medical emergency ...
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... If you are aged 18 to 80, were diagnosed by your doctor with overactive bladder at least three months ago, have a spinal cord injury at the T1 level or below or have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and weigh at least 50 kg. or 110 pounds, ...
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... to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, it is believed that this repetitive walking pattern helps the brain and spinal cord work together to re-route neural signals that may have been damaged due to illness or injury. The resulting ...
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... uses stem cells taken from bone marrow, and is described as a "living bandage." Meniscal cartilage tears are a common injury among athletes, and are not easy to repair. Many people choose to risk future osteoarthritis problems by having the ...
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... with soft, rubbery discs in between. Tears of the outer fibrous connective tissue of the discs is the initiating injury, weakening the disc and predisposing to slipped, herniated or ruptured discs, usually occurring after improper lifting of heavy ...
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... Hospital would be important to their family. But when their 17-year-old daughter, Whitney, suffered a traumatic brain injury earlier this year, they soon discovered that their lives depended on it. When it comes to a child's health, second best is ...
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... The regenerative capability of most vertebrate animals, however, is restricted to certain tissues. In the absence of injury, many cell types such as epithelia and blood cells turn over rapidly, while others such as hepatocytes, myofibers, ...
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