Seattle Times... April 8th

[colorwonder]

Car-crash victim getting stem-cell therapy | Seattle Times Mobile

[colorwonder]

“I feel really good about everything,” Atchison said. “I’ve got a positive attitude. I’m trying to live life to the fullest right now.”

The experiment is the first carefully designed attempt to study an embryonic stem cell therapy. It is seen by supporters and opponents of embryonic stem cell research as potentially pivotal to the future of the research, which proponents say could revolutionize medicine and critics denounce as immoral. The trial is primarily assessing safety, but doctors are also testing whether the cells restore sensation and movement.

Atchison said he has returned to the Shepherd Center three times for follow-up testing and was scheduled for at least two more visits this year, but he would not discuss whether there was any evidence the therapy was helping.

“It’s too early to talk about that. We’re just in the early stages right now. It’s not at the stage to really know what’s going on,” he said.

[eigenman]

Car-crash victim getting stem-cell therapy | Seattle Times Mobile

That is a really good researched article.

[Jameson]

You are correct Eigen, as we well know there are so many articles that have little or no research done prior to writing them. Kudos to the author for actually digging into the story a bit more than most. BTW only my opinion here, but the quotes coming from TJ seem umm rather positive.

[colorwonder]

What day is the "big announcement" supposed to be? April 8 or 9th?

CW

[mandracchio]

What day is the "big announcement" supposed to be? April 8 or 9th?

CW

It is supposed on April 9.