Preliminary results have recently been presented on a early-phase clinical trial that aims to treat paralysis as a result of spinal cord injury. Embryonic stem cells differentiated into early nerve cells are used to repair injury to nerves in the spinal cord. The researchers hope to restore muscle function in these recently paralyzed patients. Other [Read More]
As stem cell research and treatment has significantly accelerated in past years, it has garnered as much support as controversy. Opponents of experimental stem cell treatments cite the fact that most stem cell studies are small and cannot be generalized to wider populations, but supporters of stem cell therapies point to the undeniable success the [Read More]
In March 2016, a car crash left 21-year-old Kristopher Boesen of Bakersfield, California, paralyzed from the neck down. In what is nothing short of a miracle, researchers have succeeded in restoring some hand and arm function in the young man with a stem cell treatment that is still experimental. The severe trauma Kris suffered to [Read More]
In a big step forward for regenerative medicine, a 24-year-old man who lost most of his esophagus to an aggressive infection following a car wreck has grown a replacement. Although paralyzed from the neck down, the man is now able to swallow and eat normally and maintain his weight after many years of struggling with [Read More]
