Yearly Archives: 2004

A designer gets to grips with disability

Daniel Brown refuses to let paralysis depress him. In fact, says Marisol Grandón, his work has taken him in a new direction Daniel Brown is...

New study directs stem cell growth

A recent study by Yale researchers has determined a new, more effective technique for guiding the development of neuronal cells by manipulating the Environment...

Grant to aid spinal cord study

A team of scientists at Robarts Research Institute has been awarded nearly $1 million to accelerate its work on finding new ways to treat...

The roots of the Stem Cell Controversy

The argument surrounding the research is multi-faceted. Here's a look at the science, politics and campus reaction behind the debate. Although the ethical debate concerning...

Bill would help disabled find aid

By GEOFF PENDER - THE SUN HERALD JACKSON - There are numerous government, nonprofit and faith-based services available to Mississippians with disabilities. But tracking down...

Current Understanding

To understand how treatment for spinal cord injury can be improved, it is important to understand the normal spinal cord and its functions, how...

‘Friday Night Lights’ stars raise money for football players

"Friday Night Lights," a film about the 1988 Odessa Permian High School Panthers football team, is currently in production in Central Texas. On Tuesday...

Stops Pulled on Nerve Regeneration

By Gabe Romain, Betterhumans Staff "Stepping on the gas" could lead to better spinal cord treatments A two-pronged strategy of enhancing growth and halting growth inhibitors...

Reeve Paralysis Center Sponsors Author Gary Karp

SHORT HILLS, N.J., March 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center (PRC), a program of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis...

Iowa troops, Harkin help injured Iraqi girl

WASHINGTON --- A 12-year-old Iraqi girl, who was paralyzed in a misguided U.S. mortar attack, arrived in America for treatment Saturday, thanks to the...