Paralysis is one of the most devastating medical conditions, stripping individuals of mobility and independence in an instant. Spinal cord injuries, in particular, pose significant challenges because ...

The study introduces a novel "multi-route" administration protocol for Wharton’s Jelly-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (WJ-MSCs). Unlike previous trials that relied on a single delivery method, this ...

Human stem cell treatment restores motor function in paralyzed rats Rats paralyzed due to loss of blood flow to the spine returned to near normal ambulatory function six weeks after receiving grafts ...

Researchers in Japan have developed a form of stem cell therapy that "reverses" paralysis. Though the treatment has only seen a 50% success rate so far, two of the four people who received it have ...

A single shot of stem cells may hold the cure for people paralyzed by a spinal cord injury. Stem cell scientist Hideyuki Okano from Keio University in Japan has just announced that a fully paralyzed ...

Spinal cord injuries have long posed one of the most stubborn challenges in medicine. Affecting more than 300,000 people in the United States alone, these injuries often lead to permanent paralysis ...

Stem cell IVF could enable same-sex couples and single parents to have genetically related children. It’s time to think ...

Promising new evidence suggests stem cell therapy may be useful in treating spinal chord injuries and diseases. A recent study published in the Journal of Neuroscience has found that human stem cells ...