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Monthly Archives: March 2006

Pictures of hope

An exhibition of posters aims to challenge the perceptions of severe spinal cord injury and show that life is still worth living. "I DIDN'T want...

OUR VIEW: Superman and a super woman

He was Superman, but by the end of his life he was known as a man of great eloquence and spirit who could not...

Travis Roy to Chat Live on CSTV.com’s “Tuesday @ The Rink”

BOSTON – Former Boston University hockey player Travis Roy will chat live on “Tuesday @ The Rink” presented by CSTV.com and USCHO.com tomorrow, Tuesday,...

Science soon might catch up to athlete’s desire

The experimental surgery that gives hope to Tara Blackwell and others with spinal cord injuries is being developed in clinical trials under the direction...

Emotional rollercoaster to recovery

It has been six months since a nasty bicycle spill on Northwoods Boulevard left Truckee resident Scott Gledhill with a severe spinal cord injury...

Exploiting Paralysis 101

Hwang Mi-soon was paralyzed from the hips down for 19 years when, in 2004, South Korean researchers implanted umbilical-cord stem cells in her spinal...

Children’s Hospital Boston Launches Virtual Stem Cell Laboratory

Web-based Flash simulation allows users to manipulate stem cells and learn about stem cell research. (PRWEB) March 8, 2006 -- Prod. Manipulate. Investigate. The interactive...

Stem-cell research at U of L ‘major step’

Nerve-repair work offers hope for treating array of disorders A laboratory rat unable to use its right front paw because of a spinal cord...

Crestwood man recovers from spinal cord injury

It is Larry Biven's first trip away from home since December 10. Eight months ago to the day an accident on I-71 changed his...

Dana Reeve Passes Away at Age 44

Christopher Reeve Foundation Mourns the Passing of Dana Reeve (Short Hills, NJ, March 7, 2006) - Dana Reeve, Chair of the Christopher Reeve Foundation (CRF)...