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Adult stem cells help paralysed 18 year old to walk
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Posted on 04/23/2006 9:22:58 PM PDT by neverdem
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Adult stem cells help paralysed 18 year old to walk
A paralysed 18 year old, Jacki Rabon, who was injured in a car accident in August 2003, is now able to walk with braces six months after being treated with her own nasal adult stem cells. The operation took place at Hospital Egaz Moniz in Lisbon in October 2005 and involved taking olfactory tissue from the upper nasal cavity and transplanting the cells into the patient.
The Portuguese neurologist and adult stem cell pioneer, Dr Carlos Lima, who treated her and whose surgery has benefited over 45 paralysed patients, since it was developed in 2002, said that the long-term benefits and possible delayed side effects of the procedure need to be documented, but even the smallest amount of restored function can have profound benefits for paralysed patients.
Dr. Lima is collaborating with physicians at the Detroit Medical Center’s Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan and Wayne State University School of Medicine to further develop, advance, and implement this promising surgical procedure.
WDC News 20th April 2006
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: adultstemcells; health; hospitalegazmoniz; jackirabon; lisbon; nasalcells; olfactorytissue; olfactorytransplant; omt; paralysis; portugal; science; spinalcord; stemcells
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posted on
04/23/2006 9:23:02 PM PDT
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neverdem
To: neverdem
Not from embryo - so MSM will ignore.
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posted on
04/23/2006 9:24:07 PM PDT
by
Scarchin
(www.classdismissedblog.com.)
To: Coleus; Peach; airborne; Asphalt; Dr. Scarpetta; MHGinTN; cpforlife.org; Mr. Silverback
Olfactory Mucosal Transplant/stem cell ping
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posted on
04/23/2006 9:27:04 PM PDT
by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: neverdem
Adult stem cells help paralysed 18 year old to walk
So the folks in California (and other smarter-than-thou places) say:
"Hmmm, these adult stem cells work, so lets dump billions of
taxpayer dollars into a different, unproven method!"
(OK, embryonic stem cells may yet be a panacea for all our ills,
but this does seem to be the current school of thought on the stem cell topic)
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posted on
04/23/2006 9:30:41 PM PDT
by
VOA
To: neverdem
This is great but how much is it gonna cost the average Joe or Jane and will insurance companies deign to provide coverage for it?
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posted on
04/23/2006 9:32:07 PM PDT
by
swmobuffalo
(The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.)
To: neverdem
Interested in spinal research and regeneration...please put me on your list.
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posted on
04/23/2006 9:35:10 PM PDT
by
I'm ALL Right!
(Soul Patrol! Whoooo!)
To: El Gato; JudyB1938; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Robert A. Cook, PE; lepton; LadyDoc; jb6; tiamat; PGalt; ..
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posted on
04/23/2006 9:37:42 PM PDT
by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: neverdem
I never envisioned them getting the cells from the nasal area. Interesting...
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posted on
04/23/2006 9:41:38 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(The United 'Door Mats' of America! Go ahead, scrape your feet on it. Everyone else is.)
To: neverdem
Quick- Hide this article. If Adult Stem Cells are shown to work, it may destroy science.
To: neverdem
Fascinating!
Why the nasal adult stem cells?
Of course the MSM will ignore this because it is not embryonic stem cells. They'll say imagine what you COULD do with immature embryonic stem cells - make em do what you want - meanwhile incredible progress is continually made with ADULT STEM CELLS.
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posted on
04/23/2006 9:50:06 PM PDT
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nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) !)
To: 2ndMostConservativeBrdMember; afraidfortherepublic; Alas; al_c; american colleen; annalex; ...
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posted on
04/23/2006 9:50:08 PM PDT
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Coleus
(Happy Easter, Jesus Christ is Risen, Hallelujah!)
To: All
Dr. Carlos Lima AGAIN. He has helped so many, with God's will!
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posted on
04/23/2006 10:01:18 PM PDT
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Sun
(Evo scientists don't want to lose their perks, so they insist evo is a fact.)
To: Scarchin
Adult stem cells help paralysed 18 year old to walkThese people are SO clueless. They don't understand the purpose of stem cell research, Stem cell research has NOTHING to do with curing medical problem. The purpose of stem cell research is to justify killing babies. This does nothing to further stem cell "research".....
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posted on
04/23/2006 10:13:09 PM PDT
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Onelifetogive
(* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
To: DoughtyOne
I never envisioned them getting the cells from the nasal area. Interesting...This may lead to a cure for the embarassment of getting caught picking your nose.....
"Uhhhhhh.......I was doing stem cell research.....yeah....that's it."
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posted on
04/23/2006 10:15:32 PM PDT
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Onelifetogive
(* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
To: Scarchin
Met a 5 year old girl at a local relay for life, and she had stem cells from her older brother that had helped her beat her cancer, not sure if what type of cancer it was.
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posted on
04/23/2006 10:20:43 PM PDT
by
chae
(R.I.P. Eddie Guerrero He lied, he cheated, he stole my heart)
To: DoughtyOne; nmh
I never envisioned them getting the cells from the nasal area. Interesting...It's actually a more specialized, dedicated type of cell called nuerons, harvested from Cranial Nerve I, that run through the cribriform plate of the anterior, inferior base of the cranium to the nose so you can smell.
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posted on
04/23/2006 10:21:34 PM PDT
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neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: MHGinTN; Coleus; nickcarraway; narses; Mr. Silverback; Canticle_of_Deborah; ...
Pro-Life PINGPlease FreepMail me if you want on or off my Pro-Life Ping List.
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posted on
04/23/2006 10:23:50 PM PDT
by
cpforlife.org
(A Catholic Respect Life Curriculum is available at KnightsForLife.org)
To: Onelifetogive
With my nose I'll have to remember that one.
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posted on
04/23/2006 10:28:11 PM PDT
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DoughtyOne
(The United 'Door Mats' of America! Go ahead, scrape your feet on it. Everyone else is.)
To: neverdem
Don't talk about my cribriform plate in public. It makes my nose itch and my eyes water.
Very good. Thanks.
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posted on
04/23/2006 10:29:47 PM PDT
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DoughtyOne
(The United 'Door Mats' of America! Go ahead, scrape your feet on it. Everyone else is.)
To: neverdem
Absolutely fantastic !!!!
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posted on
04/23/2006 10:31:45 PM PDT
by
Dustbunny
(The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist)
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