Cord in Medical Technology

Amgen Announces Positive Top-Line Results for Denosumab in Trial for Delay of Skeletal Related Events in Bone Metastases Patients Compared to Zometa(R)

... radiation to bone, surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression) compared with those receiving Zometa ... radiation to bone, surgery to bone, and spinal cord compression - to measure the effectiveness of ... radiation to bone, surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression. All are serious complications for ...

Cryo-Cell Announces C'elle(SM) Research and Development Collaboration with Cryopraxis Cryobiology Ltd.

... relatives in a manner similar to umbilical cord blood stem cells. Based on the continued success ... Cryopraxis is a leader in stem cell, bone marrow, cord blood research and development. Cryopraxis is ... largest in the World. It is the largest umbilical cord blood bank in Brazil. The ...

Denosumab Demonstrates Superiority Over Zometa(R) in Pivotal Phase 3 Head-to-Head Trial in Breast Cancer Patients With Bone Metastases

... radiation to bone, surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression) (hazard ratio 0.82, 95 percent CI: ... radiation to bone, surgery to bone, and spinal cord compression - to measure the effectiveness of ... radiation to bone, surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression. All are serious complications for ...

Inspiration for 'My Sister's Keeper' Speaks Out

... develop to be Molly's little brother Adam. The cord blood from Adam's placenta would be used for a ... working with Dr. Schoolcraft. "We decided Adam's cord blood would be used to attempt to save Molly's ... Today all the Nash children are thriving. Adam's cord blood succeeded in curing Molly's leukemia. ...

UPCI Joins ExCell Research Study Using Stem Cells for Leukemia and Lymphoma Patients

... cells taken from a single unit of umbilical cord blood and then transplanted in combination with ... Cell Transplant Program. "Using umbilical cord blood stem cells instead of a traditional bone ... can't find matching bone marrow donors. cord blood could be an alternative of choice. ...

ThermoGenesis Announces National Institute of Health Grant

... for the processing of stem cells from umbilical cord blood, while the Res-Q a point-of-care device ... , an automated cryogenic device, is used by cord blood stem cell banks in more than 25 countries for cryopreserving and archiving cord blood stem cell units for transplant. ...

Fate Therapeutics Announces First Patient Treated in Phase 1b Clinical Trial of FT1050 for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Support

... Molecule Stem Cell Modulator Administered in Dual cord Blood Transplant for Hematologic Malignancy ... during the standard course of dual umbilical cord blood transplant in adult patients with ... in the worldwide registries. Because umbilical cord blood units are readily available ...

Neuralstem's Human Stem Cells Integrate into Nervous System of Rats with Animal Model of ALS

... nervous system, such as in an ALS or a spinal cord injury patient." "This is an important ... stem cells (hNSCs) isolated from a fetal spinal cord region were grafted into the spinal cord of rats with a genetic mutation (SOD-1 G93A) that ...

Breast Cancer Patients May Have a New Treatment Option When Cancer Spreads

... bone metastases and a lower dose to the spinal cord and other normal tissues than conventional ... she explains. "The negligible dose to the spinal cord would also make it possible to treat recurrent ... collapse. And, due to the proximity of the spinal cord and nerves, those tumors can lead to serious ...

Neuralstem's ALS Trial on Clinical Hold

... Alternext US: CUR) announced today its spinal cord stem cell trial to treat ALS is on clinical hold ... neural stem cells of the human brain and spinal cord in commercial quantities, and the ability to ... Ischemic Spastic Paraplegia, Traumatic Spinal cord Injury, Huntington's disease and Amyotrophic ...

ThermoGenesis Announces MXP Involvement in New Regenerative Medicine Initiatives

... technology platform, which is routinely used in cord blood banking processing by both private and public cord blood banks throughout the world. The MXP ... , an automated cryogenic device, is used by cord blood stem cell banks in more than 25 countries ...

Advances in Science and Treatment of Pain Presented at 25th Annual American Academy of Pain Medicine Meeting January 28 - 31, 2009

... injuries and diseases which damage the spinal cord and brain so that in many cases chronic pain ... 5-6:30 PM and Jan. 29 from 9-10 AM Spinal cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain, Poster 117 Spinal cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain Review, Poster 121 ...

Research Explores the Effects of Stem Cell Source and Patient Age on Stem Cell Transplantation Outcomes

... for increasing the presence of stem cells in cord blood for transplantation will also be shared ... the stem cells (bone marrow, peripheral blood, or cord blood) and by their origin - autologous (from the ... Unrelated Bone Marrow, Peripheral Blood, and cord Blood [Abstract #151] M ary Eapen, ...

Neuralstem Licenses Cleveland Clinic Spinal Cord Injection Technology

... Transplanting our cells directly into the spinal cord is a challenging but necessary part of trying to ... spinal cord, not only in ALS, but in other spinal cord injuries and diseases." Garr went on to say, "The ... Validation; a Floating Cannula for Spinal cord Therapeutic Injection; and a Spinal Platform and ...

Children's Brain Tumor Foundation's Tissue Bank Consortium May Solve Dire Problem in Pediatric Cancer Research

... who specialize in brain and spinal cord tumors," said Robert Budlow, CBTF President. "As ... samples. But for pediatric brain and spinal cord tumors, tumor tissue banking is like a small pie ... the early 1990s, children's brain and spinal cord tumors are still the deadliest childhood cancer. ...

TorreyPines Therapeutics to Host Webinar at 11 a.m. EDT Today on the Opportunity for Treating Chronic Pain, Migraine and Muscle Spasticity Through Inhibition of Neurotransmitter Glutamate

... about glutamate receptors in the spinal cord as a target for muscle spasticity. He has served ... spasticity and rigidity secondary to spinal cord trauma, stroke and multiple sclerosis. Webinar ... spasticity and rigidity secondary to spinal cord trauma, stroke and multiple sclerosis. Such ...

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces XIAFLEX(TM) Meets Primary Endpoint With Statistical Significance (p<0.001) in CORD I Pivotal Phase III Study for Dupuytren's Contracture

... top-line efficacy and safety results from the cord I and cord II phase III clinical trials for XIAFLEX(TM) ... of Dupuytren's contracture. Each of the cord I and II trials successfully met the primary ...

Alseres Pharmaceuticals Announces 12 Month Interim Results from the Phase I/IIa Cethrin(R) Clinical Trial in Acute Spinal Cord Injury

... in severely-injured, acute cervical spinal cord injury patients treated with Cethrin HOPKINTON, ... restore motor and sensory function after spinal cord injury, or SCI. The trial enrolled a total of 48 ... 6 or 9 mg) was administered to the injured spinal cord during spinal decompression surgery. ...

Alseres Pharmaceuticals Enters Agreement to Amend Cethrin(R) License to Lower Milestone Payments and Royalty Rates

... will be reduced from 10-12% to 4% for spinal cord injury and 1% for all other indications. Finally, ... in realizing the full value of our Cethrin spinal cord program and our Rho inhibitor technology ... Officer. "Our strategy for our spinal cord injury program and our other regenerative ...

Pregnant Women Need Omega-3 to Boost Infant Development

... the amount of DHA concentration in the umbilical cord blood of 109 infants. "DHA concentration in the umbilical cord is a good indicator of intra-uterine exposure to ... linked to DHA concentration in the umbilical cord blood at the time of their birth. Renowned DHA ...

Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Address a Congressional Briefing on Paralysis Research and the Spinal Cord Injury Community at 'Working 2 Walk' in Washington, DC, April 13-15, 2008

... Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial in Acute Spinal cord Injury HOPKINTON, Mass., April 9, 2008 ... as a member of an expert panel on Spinal cord Injury Research during a congressional briefing ... with experts, hear a general overview of spinal cord research and to receive an update on the latest ...

Early Research Suggests Umbilical Cord Blood Cell Therapy May Reduce Progression of Alzheimer's Disease

... Study Highlights Growing Therapeutic Value of cord Blood Stem Cells OLDSMAR, Fla., March 27 ... -- Stems cells derived from umbilical cord blood are showing early potential in ... using stem cells derived from human umbilical cord blood reduced Alzheimer's disease progression in ...

Alseres Pharmaceuticals Concludes Enrollment in the Cethrin(R) Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial in Acute Spinal Cord Injury

... I/IIa clinical trial of Cethrin in acute spinal cord injury (SCI). A total of 48 subjects have been ... Cethrin Phase IIb trial in acute spinal cord injury at sites in the U.S., Canada, Europe and ... in the clinic for the treatment of acute spinal cord injury in the world. If approved, Cethrin may ...

Alseres Pharmaceuticals' Announces Expansion of the Cethrin(R) Acute Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Phase I/IIA Clinical Trial

... Phase I/IIa clinical trial in acute spinal cord injury (SCI) to allow subjects with cervical SCI ... and earlier by Health Canada. Cervical spinal cord injuries occur in the vertebrae of the neck and ... enrolled in the trial have "complete" spinal cord injuries, referred to as "ASIA A" as assessed ...

Tengion Launches Second Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Regenerated Human Organ

... Construct in Spinal cord Injury Patients EAST NORRITON, Pa., Sept. 17 ... with neurogenic bladder due to spinal cord injuries. Neurogenic bladder is a condition that can occur due to spinal cord injury and may lead to kidney failure and ...

Diamyd Updates Gene Therapy Program and Outlines Plans for Phase I Clinical Trial for Treatment of Cancer Pain

... they are transmitted through the spinal cord to the brain. This may significantly reduce or ... directly in neurons that project into the spinal cord is extremely innovative and provides Diamyd with ... with the help of the GAD enzyme dampens spinal cord injury pain very well, enkephalin seems ...

Discovery's Edge Spring Issue - http://discoverysedge.mayo.edu

... Breathing After Spinal cord Injury -- Strengthening Remaining Connections Breathing is second nature to most of us, but to victims of spinal cord injury (SCI) it may be anything but certain. Mayo researchers are ...

Alseres Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment in First Stage of the Altropane(R) POET-2 Phase III Program

... drug designed to promote nerve repair after acute spinal cord injury , demonstrated positive interim results in a Phase I/IIa clinical ... and pre-clinical programs include, Inosine for the treatment of spinal cord injury and stroke, Oncomodulin for the treatment of ocular injury and ...

Texas Back Institute Leads Way in New Facet Joint Clinical Trial

... degenerative narrowing of the spaces in the spine that can lead to spinal cord or nerve root compression and causes the pain. The device has the ... removal of the degenerative bone and/or tissue that compresses the spinal cord and nerve roots that are causing lower back and leg pain. Specifically, ...

Congresswoman Supporting Spinal Cord Research Intended to Benefit U.S. Veterans

... St. Thomas University and the U.S. Department of Defense to support spinal cord injury research. St. Thomas University Biology Professor Jeffery Alan Plunkett - a leader in spinal cord injury research - and St. Thomas University President Monsignor Franklyn ....

Protein Shown to Play a Key Role in Normal Development of Nervous System

... for patients who suffer injuries to their nervous system, including spinal cord injury. "This expands our basic knowledge of how the nervous system ... patients recover motor function after they suffer an injury to the spinal cord or other parts of the nervous system," said Kalb. "Often neural circuits ...

Sangamo BioSciences Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Treatment for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

... In ALS, the motor nerves comprised of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control the body's voluntary muscles, gradually degenerate. As the ... The disease attacks the motor nerves, nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control the body's voluntary muscles. As the motor nerves begin to ...

Synapse Biomedical Receives FDA Approval of NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System (DPS)(TM) For Spinal Cord Injury Breathing Applications

... Administration (FDA) for its NeuRx DPS(TM) for ventilator-dependent Spinal cord Injury (SCI) patients who lack voluntary control of their diaphragms. With ... of the NeuRx DPS(TM) are: -- Patients with stable, high level spinal cord injury with stimulatable diaphragms, but lack control of their diaphragm, ...

Neuralstem Announces Issuance of Core Technology Patent in Europe

... the ability to produce neural stem cells of the human brain and spinal cord in commercial quantities, and the ability to control the differentiation ... programs currently underway include: Ischemic Paraplegia, Traumatic Spinal cord Injury and ALS. The company's cells have extended the life of rats with ...

Alseres Pharmaceuticals Expands Sites for the First Stage of the ALTROPANE(R) Phase III Clinical Trial Program

... protein-based drug designed to promote nerve repair after acute spinal cord injury, demonstrated positive interim results in a Phase I/IIa clinical ... and pre-clinical programs include, Inosine for the treatment of spinal cord injury and stroke, Oncomodulin for the treatment of ocular injury and ...

Family of Three Americans Become Pain Free and Improve Their Quality of Life With Stem Cell Treatment in Mexico

... and in their quality of life after receiving treatment with umbilical cord stem cells and ozone therapy at one of the participating Optimum Health ... ozone treatments daily, along with IV's of specific types umbilical cord stem cells and nerve growth factors that enhance and speed up the ...

Insmed Provides Update on IPLEX(TM) Expanded Access Program in Italy for the Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

... brain and spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the ...

Alseres Pharmaceuticals Initiates the ALTROPANE(R) POET-2 Phase III Clinical Trial Program

... drug designed to promote nerve repair after acute spinal cord injury, demonstrated positive interim results in a Phase I/IIa clinical ... and pre-clinical programs include, Inosine for the treatment of spinal cord injury and stroke, Oncomodulin for the treatment of ocular injury and ...

Merz Pharmaceuticals Announces Results of Clinical Trials with NT-201(Botulinum neurotoxin type A free from complexing proteins) at Annual Movement Disorders Society Meeting

... USA. "In addition, NT-201 showed results in treating upper limb spasticity sufferers of various etiologies including stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis or cerebral palsy, warranting additional studies as a potential treatment option for a wide scope of patients." ...

New Data Shows Blood Pressure Reduction Therapy with BENICAR(R) and BENICAR HCT(R) Effectively Reduces Blood Pressure in Elderly Patients to Target Blood Pressure

... to other sulfonamide derived drugs Fetal/Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Thiazides cross the placental barrier and appear in cord blood. There is a risk of fetal or neonatal jaundice, thrombocytopenia, and possibly other adverse reactions that have occurred in adults. ...