Monthly Archives: December 2004
Paralyzed in Florida, man moving to Utah in hopes of walking again
BY TAL ABBADY - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - (KRT) - He once was a swimmer and scuba diver whose idea of a...
Harvesting Stem Cells from Fat Tissue
Dr. Keith March and his team of researchers at the IU School of Medicine are finding a possible lifesaver, from a most surprising source:...
Stem Cell Therapy Answer to Uncurable Diseases
Patients paralyzed by injuries to their spinal cords have the hope of walking again thanks to stem cell therapy, which is expected to become...
Lucky dogs help spinal cord injury research
Injured animals received a polymer that lets nerve cells repair selves in Purdue/Texas study.
Madeline and Fred Pernell will never know exactly what happened with...
Wrestling Coach Temporarily Paralyzed By Injury
Coach Considers Himself 'Blessed,' Not Lucky
BALTIMORE -- A high school wrestling coach who was 15 minutes away from being paralyzed says he's blessed.
On Nov....
Preventing Permanent Spinal Cord Injury
Injections of a man-made liquid may some day help treat spinal cord injuries and prevent permanent paralysis, according to an animal study.
One day, ambulances...
Quadriplegic teen nabs 10-point buck
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - A 15-year-old boy who was paralyzed in a 1997 accident on a four-wheel all-terrain vehicle killed a 10-point buck Tuesday by...
Replicating an Eel’s Nerve Circuitry May Aid Paralyzed People
Source: Johns Hopkins University
In a collaboration blending biology and robotics, researchers are unraveling the circuitry in an eel’s spinal cord to help develop a...
Quadriplegic gets $6 million from city
BALTIMORE (AP) — A man who was left paralyzed after his neck was broken during a 1997 arrest by Baltimore police has agreed to...
A Stem Cell Christmas Miracle?
A report earlier this week that South Korean researchers have used stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood to help a woman with a...
