kurtzberg told us there is no evidence yet that stem cells can treat cerebral palsy.iseases that we see stem cell cures offered for on the internet include multiple sclerosis. >> kurtzberg: there are no stem cell cures yet for multiple sclerosis. >> pelley: lou gehrig's disease? >> kurtzberg: i wish there were but there are not. >> pelley: you know, i wonder how often it happens that you have to tell a patient, "i'm sorry. there's nothing we can do." and then they come back to you two days later and say, "well, i see all these cures on the internet." >> kurtzberg: i get many of those calls and emails and see many of those patients. but it's very dishonest to mislead people when there's nothing you can do. >> pelley: but there's a lot that can be done for adam susser, at least according to dr. ecklund who spoke to the sussers from his lab in ecuador. >> susser: say hello to dr. dan, adam. >> dr. dan ecklund: hello, adam. >> susser: can you see him, doc? >> pelley: dr. ecklund's only examination of adam came by teleconference. ecklund didn't know we were watching. >> su

at its worst, it can lead too quickly diseases like cerebral palsy.ht now, they monitor the fetal heartbeat but this gives an idea of the oxygen level but not much. >> this is not accurate. >> that can lead to unnecessary procedures such as a see section. the doctor is doing a study that hopes to cut the number of oxygen deprived babies numbers in half. >> it gets monitored. >> research shows that it may measure oxygen level so accurately that it can get a doctor a clear indication as to whether the baby needs to be delivered early. >> this indicates a greater chance of problems with oxygen. >> so far, this has been used on 65 women. it may be several years before the study is complete. >> it is not just drinking alcohol but when you do it. the risk of a cleft palate sheets up if the mom drinks during the second half of the third trimester. coming up next, your maryland lottery. we will get another check at the insta-weather forecast. first, a look at how wall street is performing this hour. stay with us. >> a gibbon was found injured in the forest la

adam has cerebral palsy, he is 11 years old.and this doctor, gary eklund, agreed to treat him with this unproven stem cell therapy. >> i'm scott pell we "60 minutes." >> oh, great. >> how are you today? >> i am fine. >> we have been working with the sussers on a story, and i want you to know that we're being recorded. and i wanted to ask you about the treatment that you propose for adam. what would that be? >> the treatment that they asked about was for stem cells. human stem cells. >> and you think they are applicable for cerebral palsy? >> yes. i have seen them be effective in cases of cerebral palsy. >> how does that work exactly? >> well, stem cells contain -- excuse me. i don't know exactly, ok? but stem cells do contain and give off chemicals which cause other cells to repair themselves. >> in the letter that you sent to the sussers, you described possible effects for adam. which could include improved ability to see, improved ability to speak, improved ability to move arms and legs. you believe those things are possible?

adam has cerebral palsy, he's 11 years old.s doctor named gary he can lund agreed to treat him with an unproven stem cell therapy. here's a piece of what we showed last night on "60 minutes." >> doctor, i'm scott pelley with "60 minutes." >> oh, great. >> how are you today? >> i am fine. >> we have been working with the sussers on a story. i want you to know we're being recorded. i want to ask you about the treatment you propose for adam. what would that be? >> the treatment that he asked about was for stem cells. human stem cells. >> you think they're applicable for cerebral palsy? >> yes. i have seen them be effective in cases of cerebral palsy. >> how does that work exactly? >> well, stem cells contain -- excuse me. no one knows exactly, okay? but stem cells do contain and give off chemicals which cause other cells to repair themselves. >> in the letter that you sent the family, you described possible effects for adam, which could include improved ability to see, improved ability to speak, improved ability to move arms and l

it serves students with special needs like cerebral palsy and spina bifida. they received a grant from ellen and her campaign toward needy schools. >> it touches our heart that out of all whole country, we are one of the city's schools that they thought could use the money -- one of the 50 schools that they thought it could use the money. >> we are told that the money will be used to renovate the schools bathrooms. the grants were made possible by a $5 million donation from a target. still to come, details on a recall involving baby rattles. foreclosure sales are down, but it may not be good news. first, a suspected thief shoots himself in the foot, literally. dr. patrick allen from falls road animal hospital is here to answer your pet questions. email petquestions@wbaltv. >> former nhl player was skating with a youth hockey team in a newly built ring over the weekend in slovakia. a number of youngsters were skating when suddenly the children, coaches heard a frightening sound of our roof collapsing. huge holes appeared in the roof, and then the roof came cra

he has cerebral palsy. >> my cousin showed me his light simulate and after a while i thought it was fun went home and got my own. and i gradually just taught myself how to fly. >> oracle made a dream come true for him. he got to fly with sean d. tuck anywhere a two-seater plane. >> heyies aerobatics in a small plane. >> yes, and matt is a big fan. >> i asked him if he had a two-seater and i found out i was going in the two-seat extra 300 that's behind me. >> here we go. dude, you're flying it all by yourself now. >> i am? >> yup. >> am i doing good? >> you're doing great. do your roll. keep her going. that a boy! >> did you see his face when they did the first roll? ice eyes were as big as saucers. >> how do you feel? >> i need to take a break! >> that's awesome. that is really cool that he knew so much about the plane, he knew so much about the pilot. he knew what he was doing. he knew the controls. i mean that really is a dream come true for him. >> he got to do something that a lot of people don't ever get a chance to do. >> he's up there doing barrel rolls. >> they're grown men who

he spent hundreds of hours building a surprise gift for his sister who suffers from cerebral palsy. >rning that pages is difficult for her. >> she wanted to give her the gift of reading through the popular kindle reader. since the disease has devastated the motor control in her hands the small tablet was difficult to use. >> it's a great device for reading but it requires dexterity to use. >> so he set out to build a control panel with large buttons that she could easily navigate. that turned out to be simple part. marrying it to the sir sir kit tri-. >> i didn't use their keyboard at all. and then trial and error process figured out how the keyboard works. >> final step was cracking the software and adding extra code. six months after he started, he was able to bring the device he called the franken kindle to his sister. >> we have the buttons down here that basically will control it for you. >> after a few minutes of trial and error she was turning the pages of a virtual book. >> just like that. pretty cool. >> yeah. >> using his sister's feedback, he is working on streamlining the

>> she has cerebral palsy. >> how is she? >> she is doing some communication. >> that is awesome. it is very nice to me to. you were very good today. i appreciated. -- i appreciate it. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> thank you. i appreciate your help. >> @ thank you very much. >> thank you. >> how are you? thank you for your question. remind me the question. >> it was about insider trading. >> i am for the ban. >> you do not need laws. it is all set up by senate and house rules. >> that is fine. >> the question is, do just what a house and senate rule? >> congratulations. >> the whole bit. >> you have my vote. >> they say you always agree with yourself, at least. can you say the same about romney? >> we have the grass roots. we feel very good about things. >> what is the biggest difference between you and mitt romney? >> in the stronger conservative that you can trust. -- i am the stronger conservative that you can trust. >> he is not those things? thank you senator. >> we will have more on the road to the white house coverage this month as we had to tuesday's new hampshire

preterm infants have a greater risk for cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment and other problems. low birth weight is also associated with neonatal mortality and finally, mr. speaker, at the march for life today, there were large, large numbers of people, tens of thousands of people, as co-chair of the pro life caucus, i was proud to say, with so many of our leaders here, many of whom are on the floor tonight, and our leaders, speaker boehner, jeb hensarling, eric cantor, who spoke about the sanctity of human life. they produced h.r. 3 which not only would be a government-wide prohibition on government funding for abortion, it also had a robust, very significant conscience clause as part of that legislation. the protect life act and of course the defunding of planned parenthood, a group that aborts in its clinics some 330,000 abortions, 330,000 dead babies in its clinics each and every year. it was a great march. we had women from the silent no more campaign, post-abortion women who speak eloquently not to have abortions because they have been victimized by it, also as a pathway t