Stem Cell Research and News: Portugal
<-- Back To RegionsParalyzed Michigan Teen Feeling Good After Stem Cell Therapy In Portugal
A paralyzed Kent County, Michigan teen is recovering after a sensitive stem cell therapy treatment in Portugal. Sam Wassink who is fourteen years old, is intent on regaining some feeling in his legs, and hopes to one day walk again....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 16, 2005 02:23 PM
Stem cell research activist, Dr. Wise Young, tackles current issues
This is a pretty good article giving us the background of Dr. Wise Young, a Rutgers University neuroscientist who has a great deal of interest in stem cell research being done abroad, specifically China, Korea and Portugal. As proof of...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 21, 2005 12:04 PM
Following Up On A Paralyzed Stem Cell Transplant Recipient
We posted a few articles previously back in January regarding the Hospital de Egas Moniz facility in Lisbon and the work being done by Dr. Carlos Lima. In a followup with some of his patients, to see how they are...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 12, 2005 05:15 PM
Moms In Portugal To Donate Umbilical Cord Blood
Plans are being made in Portugal to set up a public umbilical cord blood bank later this year to provide stem cells as an alternative to bone marrow transplants officials said on Monday. Doctor Mario de Sousa, who is a...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 10, 2005 10:59 PM
Quadriplegic hopes surgery in Portugal can cure his paralysis
Matt Dobbs got a phone call on Christmas Eve with the news that he was scheduled for surgery in Portugal that could reverse at least some of the paralysis he has suffered since he was injured a car accident 16...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 5, 2005 02:46 PM
Fernandes Approved for Stem Cell Surgery in Portugal
Mr. Cisco Fernandes injured his spine in a diving accident in New York state June 17, 2000, and became a quadriplegic, being paralyzed from the chest down. He is hopeful that by undergoing an experimental surgery he will regain at...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 26, 2005 06:57 PM
Paraplegic Improving After Stem-Cell Implant
Erica Nader, 26, of Farmington Hills, Mich., was the first American to travel to Portugal, in March 2003, for experimental surgery for a spinal cord injury. She was injured in July 2001 in an auto accident......
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 17, 2005 03:24 PM
More on the Latest Stem Cell Work In Lisbon
Getting back with news about the Hospital Egas Moniz in Lisbon, Portugal the one that is testing a procedure where stem cells from within the nose are extracted and then reimplated into patients with spinal injuries or damage....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 12, 2005 12:19 PM
Medical Facility To Implant Stem Cells to Treat Spinal Injury
The Hospital de Egas Moniz facility in Lisbon, Portugal is testing a procedure where stem cells from within the nose are extracted and then reimplated into patients with spinal injuries or damage. They have begun the 37th such test, and...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 11, 2005 12:19 PM