Yearly Archives: 2004
Rehabilitation Process of Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
Rehabilitation Process of Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) can occur at any time to any individual. Acute SCI is an...
Paraplegic from Spain is making strides in therapy here
Oscar Segovia pedaled a stationary bike in a crowded gym. He'd already done some stretching and gone for a short walk. After lunch, he...
New Wheelchair Climbs Stairs
CHICAGO (CBS 2) Imagine a paralyzed person being able to reach something from the top shelf at a grocery store without help or climbing...
Govt backs Wallaby gene research
THE Victorian government has backed a $12 million study of a wallaby species that might lead to better treatments for cancer and spinal cord...
Preclinical And Clinical Testing Of New Therapies
Researchers have identified a wide variety of potential therapies for spinal cord injury. To efficiently evaluate these therapies, however, investigators need to carry out...
Linux on Power from IBM for Critical Stem Cell Research
Department of Molecular Biology Displaces Dell, Turns to IBM for Crucial Technology
NEW YORK, N.Y., April 1, 2004 - Today at a press conference in...
Most pros risk injury, not death
"You've heard the saying, 'I'm going to break my neck trying?' Well, that's pretty much me."
Hard hits, 99 mph fastballs and errant pucks don't...
Concert to benefit spinal cord injury victims
While shooting footage last fall for the film adaptation of "Friday Night Lights," the quintessential novel about Texas high school football and the young...
Reeve encourages audience to push for social change
Activist and former actor Christopher Reeve speaks to a packed audience at Irvine Auditorium last night. He advised students to follow their morals.
Bringing audience...
Neurogenesis: Forming Nerves
Recent research suggests that, throughout life, the adult brain retains a limited capacity to make new neurons. This new knowledge has led to a...
