Monthly Archives: February 2004
Researchers: Don’t try to clone babies
The South Korean researchers who made history this week in creating human embryos through cloning and extracting viable stem cells say they adamantly oppose...
Spinal Cord Trauma
Definition:
Spinal cord trauma is damage to the spinal cord that results from direct injury to the cord itself, or from indirect injury from damage...
Dana Reeve Visits Walter Reed Army Medical Center
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, Dana Reeve, wife of actor Christopher Reeve, a director of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) and...
Foot Electrical Stimulation Cycling
Outlined below is a study that requires volunteers who wish to get healthier and have a spinal cord injury. This project has obtained a...
Current Interventions 2004
Drug Therapy
Effective drug therapy for spinal cord injury first became a reality in 1990, when methylprednisolone, the first drug shown to improve recovery from...
HeadMaster Plus
Prentke Romich's HeadMaster Plus™ is a head pointing system that takes the place of a mouse. Just move your head and the cursor moves...
Severed spinal cord regenerated
Scientists have succeeded in restoring movement to rats paralysed by spinal injuries.
The breakthrough could ultimately lead to new treatments for people who have been...
Why home Care Costs So Much
Institutional costs are eligible for Medicaid reimbursement to states. Home services aren't. I wrote awhile ago about activists pushing the Medicaid Community Attendant Services...
Basic Anatomy
Together, the brain and spinal cord make up the Central Nervous System. They are covered by three layers of membranes called meninges and bathed...
Brain and Nervous System
It fits snugly within the skull, hidden from view inside of the top half of the head. Its grayish-pink bulges and grooves and fluid-filled...
