Human Stem Cell Transplants Repair Rat Spinal Cords
Science Daily — Human nerve stem cells transplanted into rats' damaged spinal cords have survived, grown and in some cases connected with the rats'...
Designers roll out their latest lines: Chic wheelchairs
If you can't stand up, stand out.
That has been Marilyn Hamilton's motto ever since she was paralyzed from the waist down in a hang-gliding...
Paralyzed Stanley teen vows to walk again
STANLEY -- Kayla Spano's bedroom mirrors that of most other teenage girls.
Keepsakes such as homecoming corsages and cheerleading memorabilia crowd the built-in shelves, and...
Crash survivor learning to breathe on his own
ROY -- Braden Howe tells jokes, surfs the Internet and makes goo-goo eyes at his nephew, Carter, who squirms and giggles at his uncle's...
Stem-Cell Refugees
Yanks are flocking to China for therapy
August, 2002. Chuck Melton, a burly 24-year-old factory worker, is living a good life in southern Illinois. He...
Augie swimmer survives broken neck
In watching Ramsey Vens dive off the starting blocks at Augustana College in preparation for the CCIW championship now under way, it’s hard to...
Christopher Reeve Foundation Awards Over $700,000 in Quality of Life Grants
SHORT HILLS, N.J., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Christopher Reeve Foundation (CRF) announced today that it has awarded $717,404 in Quality of Life grants...
Rolling with style
A group of specially designed wheelchairs built in Fresno rolled down a New York fashion runway during the city's renowned Fashion Week as part...
Mayday May Publishes Via lulu.com Her Personal Letters Following a Sudden Spinal Cord Injury
Mayday May has published a collection of personal letters that detail life after spinal cord injury aptly titled Letters for Coping, Living, and...
‘Exciting times’ for spinal cord research
Thank you Prime Minister Stephen Harper! Thank you Rick Hansen! Thank you Tony Clement and Steven Fletcher! Thank you, thank you and thank you....
