Stanford scientists make major breakthrough in regenerative medicine

Findings described in a new study by Stanford scientists may be the first step toward a major revolution in human regenerative medicine—a future where...

Cyberkinetics Provides Andara(TM) OFS(TM) Therapy for Spanish Motorcycle Racer with Spinal Cord Injury

FOXBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: CYKN; "Company"; "Cyberkinetics"), announced that the Company provided its Andara(TM) Oscillating Field Stimulator (OFS(TM)) System to a...

High 5 Goes to Couple Who Help Quadriplegics

(KSL News) It takes a lot of strength and determination to make it through a serious physical injury. A Salt Lake City man and his...

Disabled Entrepreneur Nominated for New Mobility Magazine

A successful businessman with spinal cord injury is nominated as one of Top Ten Business People for national wheelchair-based publication. Oklahoma City, OK (PRWEB)...

Nanotechnology offers hope for treating spinal cord injuries, diabetes and Parkinson’s disease

Science of tomorrow promises to alleviate suffering from intractable ailments of today WASHINGTON, DC -- Imagine a world where damaged organs in your body—kidneys, liver,...

Simple Injection Shows Promise for Treating Paralysis

Paralyzed lab rodents with spinal cord injuries apparently regained some ability to walk six weeks after a simple injection of biodegradable soap-like molecules that...

Girl paralyzed allowed legal recourse

MANKATO— The family of a Madison Lake girl who was paralyzed after back surgery can seek punitive damages from the former Mankato neurosurgeon...

Will to walk gets Bellevue man back on his feet

On March 7, 2001, Bruce Hanson, all 6 feet and 5 inches of him, found himself lying on his back in the snow at...

Gene plays key role in embryonic, adult stem cells

One gene directs both embryonic and adult stem cells to perform the self-renewal function that is crucial in their potential broad use in medical...

Quadriplegic graduate student, avid sports fan dies at age 27

Michael Brent, a UK graduate student, avid sports fan and former athlete who developed Quadriplegia after a car accident in high school, died at...