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 ...

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 ...

Evelyn Lau told St. George News she had a COVID-19-related stroke in 2021. The stroke left her with what she described as “left-side paralysis,” meaning she couldn’t move her left arm and leg, ...

For decades, a diagnosis of "chronic complete spinal cord injury" has effectively served as a life sentence of paralysis. The prevailing medical consensus has held that once the acute phase passes and ...

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 ...

The curious minds at ColdFusion reveal how a stem cell breakthrough let a paralyzed man walk again.

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 ...