Monthly Archives: July 2004
Teen gets 2nd chance to bid on gun factory
Bankruptcy judge extends deadline for bids after paralyzed Willits youth raises funds
A Florida bankruptcy court has given a Willits teen another crack at buying...
I understand that 10% repair will make functional recovery, at what % would the...
Let me rephrase your question. Only 10% of the axons in the spinal cord are necessary and sufficient for recovery of functions such as...
If the scar forms around the outside (from a bruise), why do the nerves...
Adhesion of the spinal cord to the surrounding dura and tethering of the cord has several potential deleterious effects on the spinal cord. First,...
Parliament’s front door not ready for paralyzed MP
OTTAWA -- Canada's first quadriplegic MP was forced to take a back entrance through the kitchen yesterday to join his new colleagues for lunch...
Senator Pushes Adult Stem Cells
A Senate hearing on stem cells generated heated discussions Wednesday despite the best efforts of the senator in charge.
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) opened the...
Post-doctoral fellow to study spinal cord interneurons with Reeve grant
The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation has awarded Steven Crone, a post-doctoral fellow in Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology, a two-year grant of $120,000 to conduct...
Senate Hearing on Adult Stem Cell Research Has Tempers Flaring
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- It was supposed to focus on "good news" associated with advances made in the field of adult stem cell research,...
Canada’s first quadriplegic MP inspires
OTTAWA (CP) - Canada's first quadriplegic MP had to take a back entrance through the kitchen Thursday to join his new colleagues for lunch...
Don’t bet against him
MT. VERNON — Had he been able, he would have leaped out of his bed, fists raised. If his legs had responded, if his...
Reeve deals with New Orleans’ humidity
NEW ORLEANS -- Christopher Reeve and scores of actors are fighting New Orleans' soggy heat in different ways.
Reeve, directing a TV movie about a...
