Monthly Archives: May 2004
Hope for spinal cord injuries – The Miami Project
(New York) May 25, 2004 - Travis Roy was a promising hockey player, but during the first few seconds of his first college game...
Inflated Promise, Distorted Facts
As senators make moves, a walk through the stem-cell fray.
A few weeks ago, 206 congressmen sent a letter to President Bush demanding increased federal...
Two techniques combined to treat spinal cord injury
Two techniques that had been previously developed to treat spinal cord injury in animals work effectively when combined, allowing deliberately injured rats to regain...
Combination Therapy Dramatically Improves Function After Spinal Cord Injury In Rats
A combination therapy using transplanted cells plus two experimental drugs significantly improves function in paralyzed rats, a new study shows. The results suggest that...
Students say ‘thanks’
WELLMAN-Being wheelchair-bound did not stop Zach Tuma from joining his fifth-grade classmates in washing windows and sweeping streets in downtown Wellman on Friday.
The class...
Rats Regrow Damaged Nerves
The research was supported by the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and the Buoniconti Fund.
A combination of therapies helped...
Paralysis no limit to determination
Helping out...
Ricky Wright, the former Edison Tech football player who was paralyzed during a scrimmage in August 1994, is attempting to raise money to...
Lexington pro willing to dream big this week
Harston, a qualifier, says his knowledge of Valhalla a plus
With only two spots each week for qualifiers and just seven each year at Qualifying...
Disabled Quincy man puts past behind him, focuses on the future
Greg Starman admits he will occasionally still find himself wondering, "Why?" Why did such an unbelievably cruel twist of fate have to befall a...
Christopher Reeve Foundation recognizes spinal cord injury research in Israel
Dr. Mike Fainzilber found his inspiration to pursue a cure for paralysis early in life.
The Israeli was deeply affected by the 1976 Israeli commando...
