Family pins hope on research

4-year-old injured in 2003 accident making progress By Lisa Scheller, News Editor He careens through his house in his wheelchair, zipping from one room to another...

Stem-Cell Industry, Research Evolving

With Limits on Federal Funding for Stem Cells, Researchers Look for Private and Business Backing By ERIC NOE Much has been made of President Bush's 2001...

Determined to walk

Paralyzed Delray Beach man working make his wheelchair history by Dale M. King At the youthful age of 25, Kevin Mullin of Delray Beach knows how...

A bike for the paralysed

By Jane Elliott - BBC News Health Reporter People paralysed by spinal cord injuries could soon be able to go out cycling. Scientists say the tricycle,...

Quadriplegic man travels to China for stem cell research

By Kevin Otzenberger - Times-News correspondent BLISS -- A 31-year-old Bliss man will travel to China in January to undergo an experimental treatment that might...

California’s 21st-century Stem Cell Gold Rush

Roxanne Khamsi A pill-sized brain chip has allowed a quadriplegic man to check e-mail and play computer games using his thoughts. The device can tap...

Fundraiser set for quadriplegic mom

A family still recovering from a ghastly car accident last year will hold a benefit Thursday to raise money for specialized surgery for the...

New trick was devised to supply Belgian arms to Nepal

Eric WEERTS, Belgian Physical Therapist This is my first visit to the Kingdom of Nepal. I am in effect excited to see the mighty Himalayas...

Australian scientists re-grow cut cord

In a world first, Australian researchers have discovered a mechanism for greatly enhancing regrowth of spinal cord nerves after they are damaged, restoring the...

Stem-cell studies divide America

Is Sen. John Kerry "a cannibal in a suit?" Or does the Democratic presidential nominee’s platform on embryonic stem-cell research offer the best-known hope...