2005 Us Open to Launch Inaugural Wheelchair Tennis Competition
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., - The USTA today announced that the US Open will hold the first US Open Wheelchair Tennis Competition at the 2005...
Injury tests successful developer
LEXINGTON, Ky. - An overachieving central Kentucky construction developer is now facing the challenge of his life - walking again.
Doug Wilburn, 45, president of...
Hundreds gather to remember a Macon hero, “Big Luke”
The season has long been finished, but the Northeast High School Raiders still huddled Saturday evening in the school's gymnasium. After counting down, the...
Race to Human Stem-Cell Trials
SAN DIEGO -- Several scientists have used embryonic or fetal stem cells to help rodents with spinal cord injuries walk again. The researchers travel...
Dr. Vidya Jayawardena gets Earnest Bors Award
Vidya Jayawardena, MD, SGU '93, received the Ernest Bors Award for Scientific Development for her work on Bacteriuria in Neurogenic Bladder and its significance...
Panda Goes Under for Ground-Breaking Op on Broken Back
BEIJING (Reuters) - A giant panda has gone under the knife in a ground-breaking two-and-a-half hour operation to fix a broken back, Chinese state...
Purdue licenses paralysis treatment to Indiana-based Andara Life Science
Purdue Research Foundation has signed a license agreement with Andara Life Science Inc. The agreement grants the company exclusive commercial rights to a platform...
Volunteers help improve the quality of life of people with spinal cord injuries
In celebration of National Volunteer Week, April 17-23, Canada’s Man In Motion, Rick Hansen, extends his gratitude to the volunteers of Belleville who make...
Ford hits milestone in his recovery
Milwaukee Bucks point guard T.J. Ford shot baskets with his doctor's permission Saturday for the first time since bruising his spinal cord almost 14...
New Shriners hospital to be built in St. Louis
The Board of Trustees of Shriners Hospitals for Children recently announced that it has approved the construction of a new hospital to replace the...
