http://expereahealthcare.com Fri, 04 May 2012 16:49:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://expereahealthcare.com/2012/04/26/sponsoring-hope-and-determination-meet-the-partners-behind-this-years-2012-paralympics-torch-relay/ http://expereahealthcare.com/2012/04/26/youth-sports-head-injuries-a-major-problem/ http://expereahealthcare.com/2012/04/02/abilities-expo-los-angeles-2012/ http://expereahealthcare.com/2012/03/16/reminiscing-past-victories-for-future-inspirations/ http://expereahealthcare.com/2012/03/07/countdown-to-the-2012-london-paralympics/ http://expereahealthcare.com/2012/02/28/assistive-technologies-aid-active-lifestyles/ http://expereahealthcare.com/2012/02/09/spinal-cord-injury-recovery-tips/ http://expereahealthcare.com/2012/01/19/the-joshua-and-robin-berry-childrens-trust-hope-after-tragedy/ Chicago Tribune, a stem cell trial's cancellation disappoints paraplegic patient and a Northwestern researcher. Ryan Neslund found out he never would be able to walk again after a motorcross accident in April 2011. Neslund, who now resides in Arizona, joined a clinical trial of an embryonic stem cell therapy within weeks of his accident. That trial was ended, though neslund will continue to be monitored. Dr. Richard Fessler, a professor of neurosurgery at Northwestern University, performed one of the first surgeries of it's kind on Neslund using controversial stem cell therapy. However, sever months later, after a total of four patients had received the transplants, Fessler opened an email from his office informing him that the trial was finished. " Geron Corp., the California-based company financing the study, had decided to shift focus to cancer drugs, and with that move, another foray into stem cell therapies had come to a jarring end," explains reporter Cynthia Dizikes, Chicago Tribune reporter. To learn more, click here. ]]> http://expereahealthcare.com/2012/01/12/worlds-first-test-of-controversial-therapy-to-cure-spinal-cord-injury-is-no-longer-in-motion/ http://expereahealthcare.com/2012/01/11/dean-maccabe-experea-director-of-sales-featured-in-sports-n-spokes-magazine/