Category : Spinal Cord Injuries

Spinal Cord Injury Accident Analyzed By First Embryonic Stem Cell Trials

October 20th, 2010

Spinal Cord Injury Accident

Even as federally-funded stem cell research facilities across the country are floundering after a recent court order prohibiting fundING for embryonic stem cell research, a California-based company has already begun the first embryonic stem cell treatment for spinal cord injuries.  It is a great moment for California spinal cord injury lawyers who have advocated clinical trials of stem cell treatment to treat spinal cord injuries and brain injuries.

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Embryonic Stem Cell Trials Could Lead to Spinal Cord Injury Cure

August 5th, 2010
Spinal Cord Injury Cure

Stem cell research shows promising results for spinal cord injury patients.

The Food and Drug Administration has cleared embryonic stem cell experiments on human beings with spinal cord injuries.  A California- based company will soon begin the stem cell trials, believed to be the first of their kind in the world.

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California Scientist to Conduct Human Trials Using Stem Cells for Spinal Cord Injury Treatment

March 8th, 2010

A California scientist has found remarkable success using stem cell therapy to get rats with spinal cord injuries to move again. He is now ready to conduct trials on human beings to see if the therapy works just as well for them.

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Spinal Cord Injury Patients may Benefit from Robotic Exoskeleton

February 10th, 2010

Doctors at a research center in Philadelphia are offering a ray of hope to spinal cord injury patients who have been confined to a wheelchair, and told they’ll never be able to walk again. They have developed a new device that helps paraplegics and other spine injury patients to stand and walk.

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City of Palo Alto to Pay $1.45 Million to Spinal Cord Injury Victim

January 8th, 2010

On the Accident and Injury Blog today, there is a post that discusses the increased danger of distracted driving from high tech entertainment systems that auto manufacturers are now introducing in their cars. In an example of how dangerous distracted driving can be, the city of Palo Alto has entered into a settlement with an accident victim.

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California Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers Excited about Potential New Treatment

December 4th, 2009

California spinal cord injury lawyers and patients across the country will be very excited to hear about an interesting new development in treating the condition using polymer spheres.

Researchers at Purdue University in Indiana have announced results from a study they conducted by injecting minute polymers into rats soon after they suffered a spinal injury. According to researcher Ji-Zin Cheng, the copolymer micelles are approximately 100 times smaller than the diameter of a red blood cell. These are not new to those in medical research. They have been used for several decades as a means of drug delivery. Cheng, however, used these copolymer micelles to repair membranes.

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More Americans Suffer from Spinal Cord Injuries than Previously Known

April 23rd, 2009

A survey by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation reveals that approximately 5.6 million Americans suffer from some degree of paralyses. The findings of the survey that included more than 33,000 American households seem to show more numbers of people suffering from varying degrees of paralyses than was previously known. The survey defines paralyses as “a central nervous disorder resulting in difficulty or inability to move” arms or legs. The survey didn’t include people suffering from mobility issues as a result of arthritis, diabetes, muscular dystrophy or obesity.

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California Company To Conduct Stem Cell Trial for Spinal Cord Injury

January 23rd, 2009

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a clinical trial that will study the effects of stem cell therapy for the treatment of persons suffering from spinal cord injuries. The company that will be conducting the study is Geron Corporation, a biotech company based in Menlo Park, California.

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Man to Receive $18 Million in Manhole Fall Case

February 27th, 2008

An open manhole in Philadelphia almost caused Marcus Gustaffson’s death in 2004. The then 26-year-old medical student was lucky to get away with a broken back after the 18-foot free fall. Finally, a settlement has been reached under which Marcus will receive $18 million for his pain and suffering from Trigen-Philadelphia Energy Corporation.

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Injured Girl Awarded Biggest Personal Injury Judgment in Orange County History

September 12th, 2007

 

Injured GirlLike all children, 9-year-old injured girl Leilani Gutierrez has a lot of potential. She could be anything she wants to be – an actress, a lawyer, a corporate head. Sadly, she’ll most likely never realize much of her promise. Liliani is paralyzed, and not expected to live beyond 35. A horrific accident when she was 4 left this bright nine year old on 24 hour care and forced to breathe through a ventilator. Yesterday, a federal judge filed a judgment ordering the US government pay her $55 million in a personal injury settlement. It’s the largest personal injury settlement in Orange County history, and it’s been awarded in the case of the 2002 car crash that left the Costa Mesa, California girl a quadriplegic.

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