Stem cells nurture damaged spine: study
BOSTON (Reuters) - Human embryonic stem cells can help regenerate damaged nerves in rats, producing compounds that nurture nerve cells and stimulate the growth...
Surgery gives quadriplegic ability to breathe on his own
VANCOUVER — Bob Blair bears an uncanny facial resemblance to Christopher Reeve and on top of that, he, like Reeve, was paralysed in a...
Hope, a dream and pressing on
Layton teacher heads to China for new umbilical cord stem cell transplant
LAYTON -- Kirk Green makes his way through the halls of E.G. King...
Voters could decide future of stem-cell plan
ALBANY — As stem cell funding continues to face political hurdles at the federal level, New York's governor and lieutenant governor want to sell...
Stem cell research in India
WITH conservative Christians in the US succeeding in influencing the Bush administration into putting hurdles in the path of stem cell research on “flimsy...
House OKs Stem Cell Research Bill
(WASHINGTON) — The Democratic-controlled House Thursday passed a bill bolstering embryonic stem cell research that advocates say shows promise for numerous medical cures.
But the...
Paralysis can’t stop his dreams
Muir High to honor inspirational graduate
ALTADENA - Victor Wright says he's thought about his final moments on the football field every day for the...
A new year brings new hope to injured snowboarder Mike Ryan
HIGHLAND LAKES - 2006 began with despair for the Ryan family of Highland Lakes. By the end of the year, it was filled with...
“Roll Models” and Designer Wheelchairs Add New Spin to Famed New York Fashion Week
FRESNO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 10, 2007 -- We invite you to consider: What would a St. John wheelchair look like? Rich...
Sport Dimensions supports Spinal Research
International charity Spinal Research has become the chosen charity for the Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation and Performance Centre, Sport Dimensions.
Spinal Research, a charity dedicated to funding...
