Hopes Founder on ‘Big Lie’
SIHEUNG, South Korea — The boy who became known as "Donor 2" was propped up in a wheelchair when a team of esteemed scientists...
Wheelchair rugby one of U-M student’s many passions
The wheelchairs crashed with a loud metallic "thunk'' that echoed through the gym. Jaffer Odeh, wheeling furiously, slipped through a crease in the tangle...
Hwang Woo-suk No Great Loss
The hopes of many quadriplegics (like me) and otherwise injured individuals have been dashed since Korean stem-cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk, who claimed to be...
A ‘Go’ for Stem Cell Research?
Stem cells are unspecialized cells that have the potential to develop into any kind of tissue in the body (e.g. blood cells, heart cells,...
Girl’s family pursues treatments
DETROIT - Laura Jackson doesn't want to wait for a cure.
Paralyzed in May 2003 while performing a backward flip in a cheerleading stunt, Laura,...
Erythropoietin Holds Promise In The Treatment Of Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a two-step process. The primary injury is mechanical, resulting from impact, compression or some other insult to the spinal...
U of L researchers find adult stem cells that could lead to cures, resolve...
University of Louisville researchers have coaxed stem cells from adult mice to change into brain, nerve, heart muscle and pancreatic cells - a discovery...
Nose stem cells to help spinal patients
LONDON, England -- British surgeons hope a new procedure using stem cells from the lining of the nose will help mend severed nerves of...
Support ‘The Ringer’ on Opening Weekend, Dec. 23-25
NDSS Invites the DS Community to Support “The Ringer” on Opening
The National Down Syndrome Society is proud to join the Special Olympics in...
NEW Legal Defense Fund for Disability Activists
Dear Supporters of Disability Rights and Services:
We are asking you today for your financial support for a Disability Activist Legal Defense and Education Fund...
