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manouli · 09-06-2011, 11:16 AM

I'm wishing him the best recovery.

Paralyzed student stays hopeful during recovery
Person of the week
By Morgan Murrell

Staff Writer

Published: Monday, September 5, 2011

Updated: Monday, September 5, 2011 23:09

quote:

"I've been doing a lot of research on my own. I've also been following the work of Wise Young, a [biology] professor at Rutgers, and all the work he's been doing with stem-cell research," he said. "I don't have too much to lose from it. It would definitely be a good thing to try."

read...

http://www.dailytargum.com/news/para...very-1.2620265

manouli · 09-06-2011, 12:15 PM

Local spinal cord center takes a team approach

Facility, first of its kind in S.C., a joint effort to offer variety of services to patients in single visit
By David Quick
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Life after paralysis is complicated, but a collaborative effort by two competing health institutions in Charleston is hoping to make it simpler for those with spinal cord injuries, their caretakers, loved ones and physicians.

Earlier this summer, Roper Rehabilitation Hospital, MUSC Health, Carolinas Rehabilitation and the Spinal Cord Injury Research Fund opened the Center for Spinal Cord Injury in the rehabilitation gym on the sixth floor of Roper on Calhoun Street.

The center, the first of its kind in South Carolina, offers specialized services unique to spinal cord injury patients in one location and during a single appointment. In a nutshell, Roper will provide the clinical care while the Medical University of South Carolina will tap into opportunities for research, funded by the research fund. Carolinas Rehabilitation will provide an expert to run the center, which initially will see patients once a month.

The Charleston area averages 43 new cases per year, with about 1,000 people in the area living with spinal cord injury, according to Dr. Nancey Tsai, a board-certified physiatrist and medical director for the Roper center.

Already at work

Bobby Harrell was among the first patients to book an appointment at the center.

Harrell, who is no relation to the speaker of the S.C. House, has been paralyzed since 1993, when at 42 he broke his neck after swinging from a rope into a pond. At the time, he had two children, ages 9 and 5.

Like many who suffer spinal cord injuries in the Southeast, Harrell went to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta for four months following surgeries for rehabilitation. While the local spinal cord center will not rival Shepherd, it will give people living in the Lowcountry and other parts of South Carolina more convenience, particularly by lining up specialists with extra expertise in spinal cord issues.

more....

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2...team-approach/

manouli · 09-06-2011, 12:20 PM

Nanotechnoglogy world: Nanomedicine offers new cures

Cutting-edge developments in nanotechnology offer new ways of preventing and treating diseases, including cancer

quote:

"There is no magic bullet or one single thing that solves the spinal cord injury, but this gives us a brand new technology to be able to think about treating this disorder," says Kessler. "It could be used in combination with other technologies, including stem cells, drugs or other kinds of interventions."

read...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/nanotechno...sease-medicine

manouli · 09-06-2011, 03:46 PM

Body Composition Assessment in Spinal Cord Injury

http://wearevirginiaveterans.org/New...RD-INJURY.aspx

manouli · 09-07-2011, 01:45 PM

Department of Defense will fund spinal cord injury research at TAMU
Sep 1, 2011
By: Rachael Whitcomb
DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — The Department of Defense shelled out a $900,000 grant so Texas A&M's veterinary college can study non-invasive treatments and therapies for spinal cord injuries in dogs.

Dr. Jonathan Levine, assistant professor in the neurology department at the Texas A&M's (TAMU) veterinary college, along with his team, was awarded the four-year grant to study dogs with naturally occurring spinal cord injuries.

The study is expected to start in October and run through 2014. Clinical trials will be performed on young to middle-aged canines with canine thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation (IVDH).

read...

http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm...tegoryId=40534

manouli · 09-08-2011, 09:48 PM

Scientists Overcome Major Obstacle for Stem Cell Therapies and Research

ScienceDaily (Sep. 8, 2011) — Stem cells show great potential to enable treatments for conditions such as spinal injuries or Lou Gehrig's disease, and also as research tools. One of the greatest problems slowing such work is that researchers have found major complications in purifying cell mixtures, for instance to remove stem cells that can cause tumors from cells developed for use in medical treatments. But a group of Scripps Research scientists, working with colleagues in Japan, have developed a clever solution to this purification problem that should prove more reliable than other methods, safer, and perhaps 100 times cheaper.

The work appears in the current edition of the journal Cell Research.

Effective tricks for separating stem cells from other types are essential for many emerging medical treatments. These techniques begin with researchers inducing stem cells to take specific forms, or differentiate, for instance into nerve cells. These differentiated cells might then be used to repair a spinal cord injury. Other cells might enable a diabetic's body to produce adequate insulin.

read...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0908145333.htm

manouli · 09-08-2011, 10:01 PM

The Reeve Foundation and Clark’s Botanicals Host ‘Night for a Cure’ at the Mondrian Soho

Everyone knows that September means fashion week, but few know that it is also spinal cord awareness month? Last night a group of glamorous guests gathered at the Mondrian Soho where the Reeve Foundation and Clark’s Botanicals hosted “Night for a Cure.” Jam-packed into one of the hotel’s penthouse suites, Kara DioGuardi, Julianne Moore, Nate Berkus and Ari Gaynor mingled with guests, sipping champagne and summer cocktails.

more...

http://www.observer.com/2011/09/the-...mondrian-soho/

manouli · 09-08-2011, 10:08 PM

Department of Defense will fund spinal cord injury research at TAMU
Sep 1, 2011
By: Rachael Whitcomb
DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — The Department of Defense shelled out a $900,000 grant so Texas A&M's veterinary college can study non-invasive treatments and therapies for spinal cord injuries in dogs.

Dr. Jonathan Levine, assistant professor in the neurology department at the Texas A&M's (TAMU) veterinary college, along with his team, was awarded the four-year grant to study dogs with naturally occurring spinal cord injuries.

The study is expected to start in October and run through 2014. Clinical trials will be performed on young to middle-aged canines with canine thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation (IVDH).

read...

http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm...tegoryId=40534

manouli · 09-09-2011, 07:32 AM

Grants to help spinal-cord sufferers
Grants worth $1.2 million will help NSW researchers learn more about spinal cord injury, state Health Minister Jillian Skinner says.

"The work that goes on every day in our laboratories brings us life-saving treatments and medicines, helping ensure that NSW is viewed as a world-class location for science and medical research," Ms Skinner said in a statement.

"These fellowships will further attract the best and brightest to our universities and research institutions."

The grants were established in 2003 following a visit to Sydney by the late actor Christopher Reeve, and five fellowships will be given out next year.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/82...cord-sufferers

manouli · 09-09-2011, 05:41 PM

Hmm, I wonder what they will say.

Dr. Young, are you going to be there?

Spinal Cord Injury: Part 1: A Molecular Analysis and Implication for Stem Cell Treatment

http://www.ini.org/calendar/event/130/

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09-06-2011, 11:16 AM	#151
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,336	I'm wishing him the best recovery. Paralyzed student stays hopeful during recovery Person of the week By Morgan Murrell Staff Writer Published: Monday, September 5, 2011 Updated: Monday, September 5, 2011 23:09 quote: "I've been doing a lot of research on my own. I've also been following the work of Wise Young, a [biology] professor at Rutgers, and all the work he's been doing with stem-cell research," he said. "I don't have too much to lose from it. It would definitely be a good thing to try." read... http://www.dailytargum.com/news/para...very-1.2620265

09-06-2011, 12:15 PM	#152
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,336	Local spinal cord center takes a team approach Facility, first of its kind in S.C., a joint effort to offer variety of services to patients in single visit By David Quick Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Life after paralysis is complicated, but a collaborative effort by two competing health institutions in Charleston is hoping to make it simpler for those with spinal cord injuries, their caretakers, loved ones and physicians. Earlier this summer, Roper Rehabilitation Hospital, MUSC Health, Carolinas Rehabilitation and the Spinal Cord Injury Research Fund opened the Center for Spinal Cord Injury in the rehabilitation gym on the sixth floor of Roper on Calhoun Street. The center, the first of its kind in South Carolina, offers specialized services unique to spinal cord injury patients in one location and during a single appointment. In a nutshell, Roper will provide the clinical care while the Medical University of South Carolina will tap into opportunities for research, funded by the research fund. Carolinas Rehabilitation will provide an expert to run the center, which initially will see patients once a month. The Charleston area averages 43 new cases per year, with about 1,000 people in the area living with spinal cord injury, according to Dr. Nancey Tsai, a board-certified physiatrist and medical director for the Roper center. Already at work Bobby Harrell was among the first patients to book an appointment at the center. Harrell, who is no relation to the speaker of the S.C. House, has been paralyzed since 1993, when at 42 he broke his neck after swinging from a rope into a pond. At the time, he had two children, ages 9 and 5. Like many who suffer spinal cord injuries in the Southeast, Harrell went to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta for four months following surgeries for rehabilitation. While the local spinal cord center will not rival Shepherd, it will give people living in the Lowcountry and other parts of South Carolina more convenience, particularly by lining up specialists with extra expertise in spinal cord issues. more.... http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2...team-approach/

09-06-2011, 12:20 PM	#153
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,336	Nanotechnoglogy world: Nanomedicine offers new cures Cutting-edge developments in nanotechnology offer new ways of preventing and treating diseases, including cancer quote: "There is no magic bullet or one single thing that solves the spinal cord injury, but this gives us a brand new technology to be able to think about treating this disorder," says Kessler. "It could be used in combination with other technologies, including stem cells, drugs or other kinds of interventions." read... http://www.guardian.co.uk/nanotechno...sease-medicine

09-06-2011, 03:46 PM	#154
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,336	Body Composition Assessment in Spinal Cord Injury http://wearevirginiaveterans.org/New...RD-INJURY.aspx

09-07-2011, 01:45 PM	#155
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,336	Department of Defense will fund spinal cord injury research at TAMU Sep 1, 2011 By: Rachael Whitcomb DVM NEWSMAGAZINE COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — The Department of Defense shelled out a $900,000 grant so Texas A&M's veterinary college can study non-invasive treatments and therapies for spinal cord injuries in dogs. Dr. Jonathan Levine, assistant professor in the neurology department at the Texas A&M's (TAMU) veterinary college, along with his team, was awarded the four-year grant to study dogs with naturally occurring spinal cord injuries. The study is expected to start in October and run through 2014. Clinical trials will be performed on young to middle-aged canines with canine thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation (IVDH). read... http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm...tegoryId=40534

09-08-2011, 09:48 PM	#156
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,336	Scientists Overcome Major Obstacle for Stem Cell Therapies and Research ScienceDaily (Sep. 8, 2011) — Stem cells show great potential to enable treatments for conditions such as spinal injuries or Lou Gehrig's disease, and also as research tools. One of the greatest problems slowing such work is that researchers have found major complications in purifying cell mixtures, for instance to remove stem cells that can cause tumors from cells developed for use in medical treatments. But a group of Scripps Research scientists, working with colleagues in Japan, have developed a clever solution to this purification problem that should prove more reliable than other methods, safer, and perhaps 100 times cheaper. The work appears in the current edition of the journal Cell Research. Effective tricks for separating stem cells from other types are essential for many emerging medical treatments. These techniques begin with researchers inducing stem cells to take specific forms, or differentiate, for instance into nerve cells. These differentiated cells might then be used to repair a spinal cord injury. Other cells might enable a diabetic's body to produce adequate insulin. read... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0908145333.htm

09-08-2011, 10:01 PM	#157
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,336	The Reeve Foundation and Clark’s Botanicals Host ‘Night for a Cure’ at the Mondrian Soho Everyone knows that September means fashion week, but few know that it is also spinal cord awareness month? Last night a group of glamorous guests gathered at the Mondrian Soho where the Reeve Foundation and Clark’s Botanicals hosted “Night for a Cure.” Jam-packed into one of the hotel’s penthouse suites, Kara DioGuardi, Julianne Moore, Nate Berkus and Ari Gaynor mingled with guests, sipping champagne and summer cocktails. more... http://www.observer.com/2011/09/the-...mondrian-soho/

09-08-2011, 10:08 PM	#158
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,336	Department of Defense will fund spinal cord injury research at TAMU Sep 1, 2011 By: Rachael Whitcomb DVM NEWSMAGAZINE COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — The Department of Defense shelled out a $900,000 grant so Texas A&M's veterinary college can study non-invasive treatments and therapies for spinal cord injuries in dogs. Dr. Jonathan Levine, assistant professor in the neurology department at the Texas A&M's (TAMU) veterinary college, along with his team, was awarded the four-year grant to study dogs with naturally occurring spinal cord injuries. The study is expected to start in October and run through 2014. Clinical trials will be performed on young to middle-aged canines with canine thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation (IVDH). read... http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm...tegoryId=40534

09-09-2011, 07:32 AM	#159
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,336	Grants to help spinal-cord sufferers Grants worth $1.2 million will help NSW researchers learn more about spinal cord injury, state Health Minister Jillian Skinner says. "The work that goes on every day in our laboratories brings us life-saving treatments and medicines, helping ensure that NSW is viewed as a world-class location for science and medical research," Ms Skinner said in a statement. "These fellowships will further attract the best and brightest to our universities and research institutions." The grants were established in 2003 following a visit to Sydney by the late actor Christopher Reeve, and five fellowships will be given out next year. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/82...cord-sufferers

09-09-2011, 05:41 PM	#160
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,336	Hmm, I wonder what they will say. Dr. Young, are you going to be there? Spinal Cord Injury: Part 1: A Molecular Analysis and Implication for Stem Cell Treatment http://www.ini.org/calendar/event/130/