Disabled vet honored
Scott Cannedy receives veteran appreciation plaque from Jackson Center for Independent Living
Scott Cannedy was on a secret mission with the Green Berets in 1985...
Obama may reverse many Bush actions
WASHINGTON -- Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be...
Stem-cell therapy in Moscow attracting patients from West
MOSCOW — Every three months, David Martin, a quadriplegic, returns to a small clinic here in the Russian capital for therapy he cannot legally...
Peer-Reviewed Flexiciser Clinical Trials Published by the Journal for Spinal Cord Medicine
Carlsbad, CA, November 08, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Flexiciser International which provides movement therapy solutions for people with mobility challenges today announced that its Clinical Trials...
Duo in 22-mile ‘crossing’ of English Channel
TWO women are swimming the width of the English Channel to raise money for a spinal cord injuries charity.
Fiona Conyers and Eleanor Coultish...
Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver treatment for brain, spinal cord injuries
Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells.
A team led by Richard...
Queen’s neuroscientist wins national award for spinal research
Kingston - Queen's University professor of Physiology Ken Rose has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the prestigious Barbara Turnbull Award for research...
Nerves damaged by brain and spinal cord injuries regenerated in mice
Washington, November 7 (ANI): Nerves damaged by brain or spinal cord injury may be regenerated by silencing natural growth inhibitors, according to a...
Paralyzed former drag racer Gwynn still passionate about racing, fishing
Paralyzed champ stays busy running foundation, fishing tournaments
Weston - As a champion drag racer, Darrell Gwynn was unstoppable.
Despite a devastating accident during a 1990...
Grandad’s broken spine tragedy
A GRANDAD died after six doctors at two hospitals failed to spot he had broken his spine.
Neville Caplan, 70, could have been saved if...
