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Friday, July 4

Stem Cells: The Promises and Pitfalls
by
Koo Cho
on Fri 04 Jul 2008 11:06 PM BST
Richard S Nowakowski Ph.D and Nancy L Hayes
Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson
Medical Center Piscataway, ... more »
Saturday, June 14

'Daydreaming' brain is coma clue
by
Koo Cho
on Sat 14 Jun 2008 09:57 AM BST
Friday, 13 June 2008 11:25 UK
Researchers may have found a way to predict whether severely brain-damaged patients will regain ... more »
Friday, May 9

Stem Cell treatment in Lima, Peru: Stem Cell Implant to the Brain Helps Improve Parkinson's Symptoms
by
Koo Cho
on Fri 09 May 2008 02:26 PM BST
Clinic website: http://www.brazzini.com.pe/engindex.php
Presented at SIR
By Ed Susman
WASHINGTON, DC -- March 24, 2008 -- All of the patients ... more »
Sunday, May 4

Progesterone Improves Head Injury Recovery
by
Koo Cho
on Sun 04 May 2008 08:51 PM BST
By John Gever, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
Published: April 30, 2008
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor
University ... more »
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Friday, May 2

Experimental Russian stem cell treatments for spinal injury credited
by
Koo Cho
on Fri 02 May 2008 08:08 PM BST
by Beth Loechler | The Grand Rapids Press
Monday April 07, 2008, 5:14 AM
When Kadi DeHaan took her first ... more »

NeoCytex treatment may eventually help regrow brain cells
by
Koo Cho
on Fri 02 May 2008 07:35 PM BST
April 21, 2008
By Allan Maurer
ORLANDO, FL—Caring for the more than 6 million Americans who suffer from Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s ... more »
Sunday, February 17

Against long odds, C.C. grad became a source of hope for Iraq veterans struggling with debilitating injuries
by
Koo Cho
on Sun 17 Feb 2008 08:58 PM GMT
It reads/ sounds like a great recovery/ outcome from an anoxic brain injury... although it seems he started to progress ... more »

Controversial Stem Cell Treatment Attracts Thousands
by
Koo Cho
on Sun 17 Feb 2008 08:47 PM GMT
Controversial Stem Cell Treatment Attracts Thousands
American Suffering From Various Diseases Flock to China for Treatment, Hope
By STEPHANIE ... more »

China Offers Unproven Medical Treatments
by
Koo Cho
on Sun 17 Feb 2008 08:42 PM GMT
Chris underwent treatment in April – June 2007 at the TiantanPuhuaHospital. We know most of the patients ... more »
Saturday, January 26

Supplementation Program for Chris Jan. 2008
by
Koo Cho
on Sat 26 Jan 2008 11:34 PM GMT
I have just finished ordering on line the final bits of supplements and vitamins for Chris. Some were bought from ... more »
Monday, October 15

Stem cell trials raise multiple sclerosis hopes
by
Koo Cho
on Mon 15 Oct 2007 09:54 PM BST
By Martin Beckford
Last Updated: 1:58am BST 01/10/2007
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/28/nstem128.xml
Tens of thousands of patients with MS could benefit from the ... more »

Family pins hopes on China trip
by
Koo Cho
on Mon 15 Oct 2007 09:50 PM BST
By Fiona McPherson
Published: 12 October, 2007
A DISABLED Moray boy is about to jet off to China to undergo ... more »
Monday, October 1

O benefício da dúvida
by
Koo Cho
on Mon 01 Oct 2007 07:20 PM BST
por Adriana Küchler
Neurocientista americano desenvolve método que promete estabelecer comunicação com pacientes em coma
Revista da Folha – September ... more »
Saturday, September 29

Hormone Therapy for Brain Injury
by
Koo Cho
on Sat 29 Sep 2007 08:34 AM BST
MEDICAL MYSTERY: One Doctor's Lonely Quest To Heal Brain Injury After 40 Years, Skeptics Back Hormone Therapy; Experiments in a ... more »
Friday, August 31

Vojta Therapy
by
Koo Cho
on Fri 31 Aug 2007 07:51 PM BST
http://www.vojta.com/cgi-local/ivg_eng.cgi
Reflexlocomotion was developed by the Paediatric Neurologist, Prof. Dr. Vojta at the beginning of the 1950's and since then ... more »
Thursday, August 30

A teenage girl, a terrible injury and a will to recover
by
Koo Cho
on Thu 30 Aug 2007 04:19 PM BST
This is a most moving, touching, and amazing article on Samantha Palumbo and her family:
Samantha Palumbo, 16, had her ... more »
Tuesday, August 28

Stem-cell therapy: Cure or hoax in China?
by
Koo Cho
on Tue 28 Aug 2007 11:48 PM BST
Interesting article on China's stem cell treatment. I added the link at the bottom to the article on a Canadian ... more »

UK Pilot Study with Bone Marrow stem cell for MS
by
Koo Cho
on Tue 28 Aug 2007 11:25 PM BST
The article below describes a trial with Bone Marrow stem cell which looks very similar with Chris' bone marrow stem ... more »
Friday, August 17

Utah families encouraged by stem cell treatments
by
Koo Cho
on Fri 17 Aug 2007 10:16 PM BST
JEREMY DUDA - Daily Herald
Sunday, August 12, 2007
At the Beike Clinic in Hangzhou, China, a modern-day Silk Road ... more »
Wednesday, August 1

Man Regains Speech After Brain Stimulation
by
Koo Cho
on Wed 01 Aug 2007 07:34 PM BST
The New York Times
By BENEDICT CAREY
Published: August 1, 2007
A 38-year-old man who spent more than five years ... more »
Thursday, July 26

Daily Therapy Program - Part I
by
Koo Cho
on Thu 26 Jul 2007 04:26 PM BST
Chris one-on-one carer program started this past Monday and although a bit unstructured in the beginning, it is now starting ... more »
Saturday, July 21

Studies on Neural Fetus Stem Cell Treatment for Parkinson's (with my observations)
by
Koo Cho
on Sat 21 Jul 2007 05:43 PM BST
Find below two very interesting articles that talk about the positive results of treating Parkinson’s with neural fetus stem cells. ... more »
Saturday, July 14

Insight Into Neural Stem Cells Has Implications For Designing Therapies
by
Koo Cho
on Sat 14 Jul 2007 08:19 AM BST
Source: University of California - San Francisco
Date: July 9, 2007
Science Daily — Scientists have discovered that adult neural ... more »
Monday, July 2

Stem cells cultured from human bone marrow behave like those derived from brain tissue
by
Koo Cho
on Mon 02 Jul 2007 12:29 PM BST
Published: 10:53 EST, January 25, 2007
Stem cells taken from adult human bone marrow have been manipulated by scientists at ... more »
Thursday, May 24

Magnets 'help regrow brain cells'
by
Koo Cho
on Thu 24 May 2007 03:43 PM BST
Magnets may offer a way to boost mental performance, US research suggests.
Scientists in New York promoted the growth of ... more »
Friday, May 18

Novavision Vision Restoration Therapy for Brain Injury
by
Koo Cho
on Fri 18 May 2007 09:02 PM BST
I have not personally checked the therapy below as Chris does not have any vision problems, but I am posting ... more »
Wednesday, May 16

Decoding Brain Repair
by
Koo Cho
on Wed 16 May 2007 01:28 PM BST
QBI neuroscientists edge closer to decoding brain repair
Published: 15 May 2007
Neuroscientists at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) have ... more »
Sunday, May 13

Bone Marrow Stem Cell and Brain Injury
by
Koo Cho
on Sun 13 May 2007 07:51 PM BST
Attached two research pieces I found on the Internet. They are dated 2000 and come from NJ, USA. This bone ... more »
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Friday, May 11

Newborn Neurons Like To Hang With The 'In' Crowd
by
Koo Cho
on Fri 11 May 2007 10:40 PM BST
May 8, 2007
Science Daily — Like any new kid on the block that tries to fit in, newborn brain ... more »
Sunday, April 22

Dramatic Improvement For 19-Year-Old Hungarian Cerebral Palsy Sufferer After Stem Cell Treatment
by
Koo Cho
on Sun 22 Apr 2007 08:10 PM BST
This is the hospital where Chris is undergoing his current treatment.
Main Category: Stem Cell Research News
Article Date: 21 Apr 2007 - 12:00 PDT
| email this article | printer ... more »
Tuesday, March 27

Back from the dead: A cure for comas
by
Koo Cho
on Tue 27 Mar 2007 04:15 PM BST
For three years Louis Viljoen was in coma. Then a GP gave him a simple sleeping pill - and a ... more »
Wednesday, March 14

Another great piece of news on Ambien/ Zolpidem
by
Koo Cho
on Wed 14 Mar 2007 09:51 AM GMT
Below a very important and interesting article on a study conducted in France with Ambien/ Zolpidem. There have been numerous ... more »
Tuesday, March 13

More research needed in "minimally conscious state"
by
Koo Cho
on Tue 13 Mar 2007 08:52 PM GMT
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=22506
Headline-grabbing news stories involving severely brain-damaged patients such as Terri Schiavo and Terry Wallis aren't doing much to clear ... more »
Thursday, March 8

Coma Woman Awakens After 6 Years, Relapses
by
Koo Cho
on Thu 08 Mar 2007 05:12 PM GMT
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/08/national/main2546990.shtml
(CBS/AP) Doctors called it a miracle: A Southern Colorado woman, in a vegetative state for more than six years, ... more »
Wednesday, January 24

ReNeuron secures funding from Michael J. Fox Foundation for ReN004 stem cell
by
Koo Cho
on Wed 24 Jan 2007 12:29 PM GMT
Guildford, UK, 24 January 2007: ReNeuron Group plc (LSE: RENE) today announces
that it has been awarded a grant from ... more »
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