spinal cord injury
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Spine
Stem Cell Treatment Speeds Up Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury in Monkeys
DURHAM N.C. May. 27 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — A new study appearing today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine designed to test how stem…
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Biologics
Congress should hold oversight hearings to ensure FDA prioritizes safety for biosimilars
By James Weisman The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first in a new category of biologic drugs known…
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Spine
People with spinal cord injury share their stories through new technology and photography
By Nigel Gladstone Imagine Me, a project that allows people with a spinal cord injury to express themselves through a…
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Neuro
New hope for spinal cord injuries; AZ man sees progress after rare surgery
By Ty Brennan A Peoria man was the first person in the world to undergo a revolutionary type of surgery.…
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Spine
David Sosebee comes back stronger after spinal cord injury
By Sarah K. Spencer On March 15, the Georgia redshirt junior pitcher’s legs were giving out as he threw 2.2…
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Hospitals
Congress Should Hold Oversight Hearings to Ensure FDA Prioritizes Safety for Biosimilars | Commentary
By James Weisman The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first in a new category of biologic drugs known…
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Robotics
United Spinal and SCI-FIT Announce Treatment Scholarships for People with Spinal Cord Injury/Disease
NEW YORK, April 23, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — United Spinal Association and the Everyday Abilities Foundation are offering scholarships to 10…
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Spine
Futuristic bike allows people in Calgary with paralyzed legs to cycle
By Annalise Klingbeil Amanda Timm rolls her wheelchair to a large exercise bike in a small University of Calgary room,…
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Spine
‘Exciting discovery’ could aid frontline spinal injury treatment
Rapid treatment with a new anti-inflammatory could have a major impact on recovery from spinal cord injury, University of Queensland researchers have…
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Robotics
Mind-control exoskeleton gives unprecedented paralysis recovery
An exoskeleton that enables movement and provides tactile feedback has helped eight paralysed people regain sensation and move previously paralysed…
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Spine
Motocross star Pauly Plewa to run for 1st time since spinal cord injury
By Sunnie Huang Soon after his motocross accident, Pauly Plewa was given a brochure and asked to pick the colour…
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Spine
Olympian Van Dyken-Rouen With Severed Spine Walks
By Cody Brooks Six time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, who severed her spine in June 2014, posted a video…
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FDA allows marketing of first wearable, motorized device that helps people with certain spinal cord injuries to walk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of the first motorized device intended to act as an exoskeleton…
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Modified Adult Stem Cells May Be Helpful in Spinal Cord Injury
ScienceDaily (Feb. 24, 2010) — Researchers at UTHealth have demonstrated in rats that transplanting genetically modified adult stem cells into an…
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Intermountain: Study could boost spinal treatments
Like looking at an iceberg, Brandon Sulser’s immobility is only the tip of his challenges from quadriplegia. “Being in the…
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