It looks like the world’s first clinical trial using stem-cells for SCI could be given a new lease of life. Back in 2011 we were all really disappointed when Geron announced it was closing its stem cell programme, even though…
Month: October 2012
Brain zap helps rats with spinal cord injuries walk
Stimulating the brains of rats with incomplete spinal cord injury improves their ability to walk. The findings by Brian Noga, Ian Hentall and colleagues at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine were reported at the annual meeting of…
Athersys reports benefits of their MultiStem® stem cell therapy in acute spinal cord injury
In a preclinical rodent model of SCI, researchers observed that a non-invasive intravenous administration of MultiStem cells one day after injury results in accelerated recovery, significant improvements in locomotor function and fine motor tests, and significant improvement in bladder function.…
Stem cell scientists win Nobel Prize
Two pioneers of stem cell research have shared the Nobel prize for medicine or physiology. John Gurdon from the UK and Shinya Yamanaka from Japan were awarded the prize for changing adult cells into stem cells, which can become any…