http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:11:04 EST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/fabry-disease.php Medical Research A research team led by biochemist Scott Garman at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a key interaction at the heart of a promising new treatment for a rare childhood metabolic disorder known as Fabry disease. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:58:06 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/fabry-disease.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/discovery.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health researcher discovers new type of spinal cord stem cell. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:45:31 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/discovery.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/lyme-treatment.php Medical Research Lyme Disease Research, Legislation Allows More Aggressive Treatments for Sufferers. Sun, 07 Aug 2011 11:55:07 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/lyme-treatment.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/light.php Medical Research We are now going to use this method to find out exactly what goes wrong in the nerve cells in movement disorders such as ataxias. Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:57:07 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/light.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/chloroquine.php Medical Research Anti-malaria drug provides key insight into potential treatments for autoimmune diseases. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:52:12 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/chloroquine.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/myelofibrosis.php Medical Research Myelofibroisis, which currently affects between 16,000 and 18,500 Americans, occurs when bone marrow is replaced by scar tissue, resulting in a disruption in blood cell production. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:58:47 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/myelofibrosis.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/sma.php Medical Research New Approaches Open up in Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Failure in nerve-fiber navigation corrected in zebrafish model; suggests possibility of a drug treatment. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:45:59 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/sma.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/promise.php Medical Research Trans-Atlantic team announces Huntington's disease breakthrough - New research offers promise of medical intervention for this devastating disorder. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:37:13 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/promise.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/prevent.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Patients own adult stem cells show great potential in regenerative medicine, including orthopedic applications. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:01:01 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/prevent.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/halting-als.php Medical Research Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center research discovery may block ALS disease process. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:18:02 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/halting-als.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/family-cord-blood.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Cord Blood Registry Joins Broad Coalition Supporting the Use of Tax-Free Health Dollars to Pay for Umbilical Cord Blood Banking. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:54:12 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/family-cord-blood.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/cord-blood-storage.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood There are an estimated 185,000 babies born each year with health problems and another 5 to 7 newborns per 1,000 that suffer birth injuries. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:14:19 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/cord-blood-storage.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/armd.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Stem cell therapy for age-related macular degeneration a step closer to reality. Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:49:57 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/armd.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/animal-stem-cells.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood A group of scientists at Marshall University is conducting research that may someday lead to new treatments for repair of the central nervous system. Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:11:34 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/animal-stem-cells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/fanconi-anemia-research.php Medical Research New advances in genetic studies of Fanconi anemia patients - Published online in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology. The predominant genetic mutation originated in Europe thousands of years ago and later migrated to America. The Canary island of La Palma and Brazil, with a high prevalence of the disease, were two areas in which the mutation spread widely. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:49:01 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/fanconi-anemia-research.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/heart-cells.php Medical Research Scripps Research scientists convert skin cells to beating heart cells - Breakthrough discovery offers hope for new therapies for range of diseases. Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:29:42 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/heart-cells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/bone-marrow-transplants.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have identified a key molecule for establishing blood stem cells in their niche within the bone marrow. The findings, reported in the January issue of Cell Stem Cell, may lead to improvements in the safety and efficiency of bone marrow transplants. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:20:14 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/bone-marrow-transplants.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/tbi-stemcells.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood UTHealth studies cord blood stem cells for pediatric traumatic brain injury - Partners in trial include Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Cord Blood Registry Center for Regenerative Medicine. Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:40:10 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/tbi-stemcells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/embryonic-stemcell-funding.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood States, not the federal government, now fund the majority of human embryonic stem cell research conducted in the United States, according to a recent study in the journal Nature Biotechnology. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:19:29 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/embryonic-stemcell-funding.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/brain-diseases.php Stem Cells - Regenerative Medicine Cord Blood Stem Cell Advance a Step Forward for Treatment of Brain Diseases. Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:03:35 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/brain-diseases.php