RJA #14b:Application Project References

Cell Medicine. (2007, July 28). Adult stem cell therapy for cerebral palsy. [Video file] Video posted to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egRxgUXDN4Y

Cell Medicine. (2004-2008). Stem cell therapy for cerebral palsy. Cell Medicine.

[Web] Retrieved 24 March 2010, from http://www.cellmedicine.com/cerebralpalsy.asp

H. Covington, personal communication, March 24, 2010.

Kids Health Online Magazine. (2009, April). Cerebral Palsy. Reviewed by S. J. Bachrach, MD. [Web] Retrieved 20 April 2010, from http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/cerebral_palsy.html

XCell-Center at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine. (2007-2010). Overview of our stem cell treatment. Adult stem cell therapy. [Web] Retrieved 5 April 2010, from http://www.xcell- center.com/treatments/overview.aspx

RJA #13b: Application Project

I plan to write a newspaper article focusing on stem cell therapy and cerebral palsy. Since my primary research was an interview dealing with a young boy, Drew Covington, who suffers from cerebral palsy and is going to have stem cell therapy done at the XCell Center in Germany this July, I thought this would make a good newspaper piece. In the article I will focus on Drew and what kinds of problems he is faced with because of his cerebral palsy. Why his parents chose to go ahead with stem cell therapy and what was necessary for them to do in order to be accepted into the program at the XCell Center. The article will touch on what kind of procedure is done at the center for their cerebral palsy patients and what Drew may or may not expect from his treatment there.