Just last month another biotech company, Geron Corp., said it had begun preliminary testing in people for treating spinal cord injuries by injecting cells derived from embryonic stem cells. (robertlanza.com)
It costs between $ 320,000 and $ 985,000 to treat a spinal cord injury patient the first year and as much as $ 5 million during the patient's lifetime. (sciencedaily.com)
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are exploring a new therapy using stem cells to treat spinal cord injuries within the first 14 to 30 days of injury. (sciencedaily.com)