Researchers identify promising therapeutic target for central nervous system injuries
Scars can serve as double-edged swords in spinal cord injuries—saving a victim's life, but sealing his or her fate as a paraplegic or quadriplegic....
‘I never danced before this’
Wheelchair troupe helps performers with disabilities gain self-esteem and grace, even as they get their first paid gig - and dream of taking a...
Troops Change Lives With Wheelchair Donations
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2009 – U.S. troops and reconstruction team members in Iraq’s Basra province completed what some say was...
Despite difficult economy, plea for disabled still real
VALPARAISO -- Joe White, organizer of the annual Spinal Cord Injury Walk/Roll, admits it's hard to ask folks to donate for a cause when...
Got Embryonic Stem Cells?
The question of whether or not it's ethical to harvest embryonic stem cells has plagued scientists for many years. On the one hand, the...
Bolivian aerial wheelchair protest
A group of disabled people in Bolivia are taking extreme measures to demand financial assistance from the government.
A Bolivian television network showed at least...
UR Medical Center chief recounts spring bicycle accident
Riding his bicycle on a hilltop near his Canandaigua home May 30, Dr. Bradford Berk didn't see any cars coming along the narrow North...
University of Louisville neuroscientists hope to get people walking again
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Neuroscience researchers at the University of Louisville will be the only team collaborating with an international group of scientists who last...
Creating the best possible clinical trials
The Reeve Foundation's North American Clinical Trials Network NOA Task Force met September 24th in Dallas, TX to continue what it began last May...
October is National Disability Employment Awareness month
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Below is the official government explanation of what that is. The question is, what does that mean...
