Stem cells: An exciting future for medicine
Ben Sykes, executive director of the UK National Stem Cell Network gives an overview of where stem cell research is heading
Few readers of...
News on the underlying mechanisms of spasticity
A recent paper in the journal Nature Medicine sheds some important new light on the underlying mechanisms of spasticity that often develops after a...
BOTOX(R) (OnabotulinumtoxinA) Receives FDA Approval for Treatment of Upper Limb Spasticity in Adults
IRVINE, Calif., Mar 09, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN) today announced that the United States Food ...
Scientists discover cause of destructive inflammations
The signaling molecule CD95L, known as "death messenger," causes an inflammatory process in injured tissue after spinal cord injuries and prevents its healing. This...
SCI steals and robs from all
This is the latest from Dr. Dan:
I was developing a cold last month and I went to the CVS to pick up some cough...
Conquer the Grand Canyon!
The Grand Canyon speaks for itself. I have not been, but you better believe I'm going as soon as I get this whole, "Can...
Determined To Make a Difference
By Judith Shatto
I know personally the danger of drunk driving; the pain, heartbreak, consequences, and rage it can cause. My son and I live...
Advances in spinal cord rehabilitation
About 5.6 million Americans have some degree of paralysis, far more than previously thought, according to the findings of a survey by the Christopher...
Pursuing A Spinal Injury Claim
The emotional and psychological effects of a spinal injury can be devastating. Not only can it affect the loved ones around you, but it...
Salamanders – What Can They Teach us About Spinal Cord Injury?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For more than 400 years, scientists have studied the amazing regenerative power of salamanders, trying to understand how these...
