Jake Javier doesn’t remember much following the days of his accident. The Bay Area native barely remembers nearly drowning in his friend’s swimming pool in June 2016. He doesn’t recollect being airlifted to a Walnut Creek hospital, where doctors discovered that the 18-year-old had broken his neck and severely damaged his upper spinal cord. What
All of us know a family member, a friend or a loved one dealing with a chronic disease or condition — and in some instances that person may be ourselves. That was the case for me nearly two decades ago when I was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer called myelofibrosis. Upon learning
PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) -- If you suffer from joint pain, a new study out of Stanford could hold the possibility of relief, and a time in the future when doctors tune up our joints almost the way we service our cars. "Maybe this is a little bit more like Jiffy Lube, an oil change",
The Golden West Chapter of The ALS Association announces their endorsement of Proposition 14 – the Californians for Stem Cell Research, Treatments and Cures Initiative of 2020 – that will appear on the November ballot in California. The Golden West Chapter joins with a broad coalition of dedicated patient advocates, families facing ALS, Nobel Prize winners, and
One of the wonders of regenerative medicine is its broad applicability, which provides us with the opportunity to build upon existing knowledge and concepts. In the midst of a global pandemic, researchers have responded to the needs of patients severely afflicted with COVID-19 by repurposing existing therapies being developed to treat patients. The California Institute
PALO ALTO, CA — The Californians for Stem Cell Research, Treatments and Cures coalition (YES on Proposition 14) today announced a new suite of endorsements from multiple Nobel Prize winners. These Nobel Laureates join the growing coalition of patient advocacy organizations, leaders in the medical, scientific and academic fields and prominent medical and research institutes
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered a way to regenerate, in mice and human tissue, the cushion of cartilage found in joints. Loss of this slippery and shock-absorbing tissue layer, called articular cartilage, is responsible for many cases of joint pain and arthritis, which afflicts more than 55 million Americans. Nearly 1 in
PALO ALTO, CA — The Californians for Stem Cell Research, Treatments and Cures coalition (YES on Proposition 14) today announced endorsements from multiple esteemed physicians, scientists and academic professionals joining the growing, broad coalition of patient advocacy organizations, Nobel Prize winners and leading medical and research institutes in support of the measure. Major endorsements include
My "Superman" always was and continues to be my father. My dad, now 78, has been living with a spinal cord injury (SCI) since 2001. Life has changed for all of us in big ways and in small ways. You can't plan for the change nor know its impact. My dad was the poster child of the
