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Sonia Olea Coontz had a stroke in 2011 that affected the movement of her right arm and leg. After modified stem cells were injected into her brain as part of a clinical trial, she says her limbs "woke up."

Stem cell injections helped stroke patients gain mobility long after stroke, Stanford clinical trial

Injecting modified, human, adult stem cells directly into the brains of chronic stroke patients proved not only safe but effective in restoring motor function, according to the findings of a small clinical trial led by Stanford University School of Medicine investigators.The patients, all of whom had suffered their first and only stroke between six months and three years before...[ Read More... ]

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14-year-old Michigan shooting victim responsive after doctors pronounced brain dead

Doctors said she was brain dead, but the 14-year-old girl let them know she wasn't:KALAMAZOO, Mich --A 14-year-old girl was almost pronounced dead prematurely after being shot in a Kalamazoo, Michigan, Cracker Barrel parking lot.Lieutenant Dale Hinz with the Michigan State Police tells ABC he spoke with the parents of the 14-year-old shooting victim, who was initially reported dead early Sunday...[ Read More... ]

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