Paralympic athletes shooting for awareness

Don't pity the women on the USA Wheelchair Basketball team. That's the message from South University's Mary Vacala, appointed to the medical staff for the...

Non-embryonic stem cells: Healing for broken bodies

WASHINGTON (BP)--Susan Fajt and Laura Dominguez have experienced the miraculously restorative power of stem cells, and no embryos had to be destroyed for them...

Reeve to speak at FirstEnergy Park

LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood BlueClaws and Eric Taylor’s Empower-ment Group have announced that actor Christopher Reeve will headline Empower New Jersey 2004, "A Night...

Patients do physical, occupational therapy at Spring Valley

LIMERICK - Phoenixville Hospital recently partnered with the new Spring Valley branch of the Phoenixville YMCA to provide patient Rehabilitation in a non-hospital-like setting. "We...

NIH Funds Anti-Inflammatory Research

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Adenosine Therapeutics, LLC announced today the award of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the Department...

AGY Therapeutics Phase 2 Clinical Development

Deal Validates AGY's Technology Platform, Which Enabled Discovery of Novel Target for Functional Recovery After Stroke SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and KOBE, Japan, July 20...

Nerve Cells’ Powerhouse “Clogged” In Lou Gehrig’s Disease

By studying rodent models of the relatively rare inherited form of Lou Gehrig's disease and tissue samples from a patient with the condition, scientists...

Woman ‘keeps going’ in battle against paralysis

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Like actor Christopher Reeve, Jenifer M. Bonner believes in persistence. The 27-year-old hasn’t been able to walk since a July 4,...

Give scientists all needed tools

I was diagnosed with Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes almost 26 years ago. Every day since then, I've needed to carefully monitor my diet and...

MRI Technique Used to Detect Early Signs of Multiple Sclerosis

An innovative study at Robarts Research Institute provides early evidence that hospital MRI scanners can be used to detect distinct brain cell abnormalities that...