Home   What's New   Milestones to Cure   SCS Support Record   Stand-N-Go Units   Membership App   Data & Referral   Contact Us   Newsletter Headlines September 2011 Update: ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY EXPERIMENT Center Report: Modified Methods Used for Electrophysiological Tests in the Current Experiment of Rat Spinal Cord Injury Review Article: Derivation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells from human embryonic stem cells. October 2011 Center Report: SSEP's Demonstrate the Safety of Photochemical Scar Ablation in Chronically Contused Spinal Cord of Rat Review Article: Significant clinical, neuropathological and behavioural recovery from acute spinal cord trauma by transplantation of a well-defined somatic stem cell from human umbilical cord blood. November 2011 Center Report: Update: Chronic Treatment Protocol with Evoked Potential Measurements Review Article: Multi-system neurorehabilitative strategies to restore motor functions following severe spinal cord injury. December 2011 Center Reports: -Center Experiment Update -Mini Discussion: Is Our Research in the Right Direction? Review Article: Efficacy and safety of lithium carbonate treatment of chronic spinal cord injuries: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. January 2012 Center Report: Regressive Analysis: Relationship between Regeneration and Functional Recovery Review Article: A New Combined Therapeutic Strategy of Governor Vessel Electro-Acupuncture ad Adult Stem Cell Transplantation Promotes the Recovery of Injured Spinal Cord.     Chapter News         Odds & Ends             Letters                 Services Following is a picture of the SCS Center. The Center is now on two floors and consists of some 3,200 square feet with a full complement of laboratory equipment and a staff of 9. The labs are very well equipped and any specialized services or equipment we don't have are contracted for from either universities or corporations. A MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDER OF SCS Since 1978 SCS has played a leading role in proving the dogma of hopelessness false. Spinal cord injury can be cured - if the proper effort is made. The SCS record is clear. It is a very good one because the organization depends only upon citizen support, from the injured, their families, and their friends, not luck, wheelchair stardom, or government. Supporting cure is a job we must do ourselves. Each component of the SCS program is crucial. Goal - directed cure research is the centerpiece. It is supported by our membership and chapter network (the worlds largest) coordinated by the monthly Newsletter. We also provide services through the Data and Referral System. All those truly interested in cure should subscribe to the Newsletter, which reports the latest progress on a regular basis. To the uninformed curing spinal cord injury looks like a big job, almost "impossible". But so have many other things in the past, moon rockets, atomic power, and once upon a time probably the wheel. Chas E. Carson, Ph.D. (1935-2010) Dr. Carson's goal of finding a cure to reverse paralysis will continue. The research program is in place and the center staff will continue with the program of CURE. Dr. Carson inspired loyalty in the SCS staff that has been with him since day one and will continue the work to which he dedicated his life. His legacy will carry on. Dr. Carson will be missed by all who knew him. Richard A. Stonestrom, President Copyright © SCS - All Rights Reserved