Amarantus Biosciences, Inc., a development-stage biotechnology company, announced its intentions of pursuing an orphan drug designation with the FDA. The company’s lead therapeutic drug, MANF, facilitates proper protein folding and processing in the endoplasmic reticulum. With a focus on developing technologies to treat brain disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and Traumatic Brain Injuries, Amarantus seeks… Read More
Hockey Canada Develops Smartphone App That Could Change The Way Sports Head Injuries Are Treated
With the ongoing attention that is given to traumatic brain, neck, spine and head injuries in sports at all levels, there is a greater demand than ever for people to be able to identify symptoms of such injuries and recognize them almost instantly. For instance, in the wake of the many lawsuits that former players… Read More
Missouri College Football Player Paralyzed By Head And Neck Injury
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, high school football isn’t just an afterschool activity as much as it’s a way of life, and the students that play for Union High School’s Redskins are often regarded by the community as family. After all, the Redskins are the four-time consecutive defending state champions, and they’ve won their district championship the… Read More
Tulane Football Player Devon Walker Suffers Cervical Spine Fracture And Could Be Paralyzed
On September 8, Devon Walker smashed helmets with defensive tackle Julius Warmsley in Tulsa, fracturing his spine and causing him to lay motionless on the field. Medical personnel from both teams tended to Walker, and he was taken Saint Francis Hospital where he underwent surgery for edema in the neck and a cervical spine fracture…. Read More
Nanoparticle Research Shows Significant Results In Antioxidant Treatments For TBI
A great deal of the attention that traumatic brain injuries receive in the news is focused on professional athletes and soldiers, and while that sometimes overshadows the reality that so many people are needlessly exposed to and suffer from TBI, it also serves as a blessing in the fields of research and treatment. Case in… Read More