Stem cells are used mainly in research in the U.S., and fat-derived stem cell treatment for spinal cord injury is considered experimental by the Food and Drug Administration.

In a world first, doctors have used induced pluripotent stem cells to treat a spinal cord injury, Keio University announced on Jan. 14, offering hope for paralyzed patients. A team of ...

NurExone Biologic Inc. (TSXV: NRX) (OTCQB: NRXBF) (Germany: J90) ("NurExone" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company developing exosome-based ...

Realizing a Phase I human clinical trial commencing to test the efficacy and safety of the transplantation of olfactory cell nerve bridges to treat chronic spinal cord injury. Since the passing of ...

After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to stabilize and protect it. But over time, too much scarring can prevent ...

Suffering a spinal cord injury (SCI) in an accident is a life-altering event that comes with staggering financial ...

works by "fusing" the membranes of damaged nerve cells, and it can be applied up to eight hours after the injury without adversely affecting the patient's recovery. The process may someday be used in ...

People who experience spinal ... the injury. Complete recovery is especially difficult in severe cases, and the prohibitive costs and limited availability of advanced treatments like stem cell ...

Finally, metastasis results when tumor cells in the cerebrospinal fluid ... a true emergency because the initial injury to the spinal cord will lead to permanent loss of neurologic function ...

“Our innovative nerve bridges, combined with the high purity olfactory cells, offer what we think is the best hope for treating spinal cord injury,” Professor James St John of Griffith ...

Australian researchers are about to launch a human trial to treat spinal cord injury by transplanting cells from the noses of paralysed patients into the damaged area. Griffith University ...