RNL Bio located in Korea has already launched commercial stem cell therapy for pets like dogs and cats with spinal cord injury since 2008. Now they have announced they are beginning trials of the same treatment on humans. On April 30th the Korean FDA approved its human clinical study to treat patients with spinal cord injury using their product ‘RNL-Astrostem’ that is based on fat derived adult stem cells.

In early 2009 the U.S. FDA permitted Geron Corp to conduct a clinical trial using embryonic stem cells to treat patients with spinal cord injuries. However the RNL Bio method may prove less controversial due to using adult stem cells.

Read more: First Adult Stem Cell Human Trial For Spinal Cord Injury Underway

Touch Bionics has come out with a new model of it's i-LIMB hand called the i-LIMB Pulse. According to the press release the i-LIMB Pulse is a significant advance for the i-LIMB product line, with a host of enhancements, including pulsing grip strength, software-enabled grip patterns and robust aluminium features for improved strength.

When the i-LIMB Pulse closes on an object, the user has the option to use the pulsing feature to apply significant additional grip force, allowing the device to grasp an object more tightly. These high-frequency electronic pulses are very important in everyday activities for users, such as tying shoelaces or doing-up a belt. With an aluminium chassis, the i-LIMB Pulse's robust design features make it Touch Bionics' toughest prosthetic device yet, capable of carrying a load of up to 90kg.

Read more: Touch Bionics Launches iLimb Pulse

Regular users of Botox can potentially spread apart their treatments and save some money. After two years of treatment at recommended intervals, the frequency of Botox treatments can be cut by half. That's the finding from a study done at the Oregon Health & Science University.

"After two years of treatment at recommended intervals, patients can potentially cut the frequency, and thus the cost, of their Botox® treatments by half," said Roger A. Dailey, M.D., F.A.C.S., professor and Lester Jones Endowed Chair of oculofacial plastic surgery in the OHSU School of Medicine. The results of Dailey's work were presented at a meeting of American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeon on April 24 in Washington, D.C.

Read more: Regular Botox Users Require Less Treatments

The Zerona laser is the first non-invasive body contouring procedure to effectively remove excess fat. The low-level laser works by causing stored fat to be released from fat cells. Treatment involves an average of six sessions over a two week period. Patients lie on a table for 40 minutes (20 minutes front and 20 minutes back), while the laser does its job. The average result has been 3 to 9 inches lost from waists, hips and thighs with the six sessions.

Read more: Laser Body Contouring with ZERONA

Last week the OBJ Patch listed in our products directory received a few hundred hits temporarily making it the most popular product in the directory. It has since been overtaken again by the 'Biotooth'. Product popularity in the directory is measured by number of hits.

The OBJ patch is able to deliver vaccines through the skin by the use of a disposable electronic patch. Anyone who has had to take toddlers to the doctors for vaccinations would appreciate the advantage of this. The OBJ home page even has a picture of a child with a smiley face patch on their arm. Although not available yet, it is close to commercialization with a few large companies including 3M testing it out.

Read more: Needle Free Vaccines with the OBJ Patch

A hospital in Spain has carried out the world's first full face transplant. The Barcelona facility said it took a 30-member medical team 24 hours to perform the procedure on the man who had been in an accident five years ago. Apparently he was a farmer who accidentally shot himself and wished to remain anonymous.

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The Pure Power Mouth Guard (PPM) has been around for a year or two, but it seems now professional athletes are taking it up. The Saints football team in America have been using it with surprising success. The PPM is said to enhance balance, range of motion and flexibility. It sounds hard to believe, however its custom designed and fitted to create better joint alignment from the jaw to the spine. With a cost of around $2000 you can see why its for the pro's.

Read more: The Mouth Guard that Increases Flexibility

Illumina, Inc. has announced that it has sequenced the DNA of four members of the one family. It's the first publicly named family to have their DNA sequenced to full coverage by the company. The service was completed using Illumina's Genome Analyzer technology.

Read more: Entire Family Gets Genome Sequenced