Yearly Archives: 2007

Stem Cell Research Facilities at UC San Diego Will Grow, Thanks to $2.8 Million...

Newswise — The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Human Stem Cell Core Facility, which supports multiple research projects using stem cells to advance...

Determined 2 Heal

The Determined2heal Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit foundation. The foundation was created after Josh Basile, a Maryland teenager, suffered a spinal cord injury...

Pitt Rehab Counselor

Information for individuals with disabilities living in Pennsylvania, including assistive technology, adapted sports, and employment.

Doctor says ‘golden age’ of spinal cord injury treatments a decade away

TORONTO (CP) - Arms trembling, Nicholas Schoenhoff pushed himself up from his wheelchair, grabbed a pair of silver canes and took a few wobbly...

UofL to play host to top spinal cord injury experts

13th annual Kentucky Spinal Cord and Head Injury Research Trust Symposium The meeting, focused on new research and treatments for spinal cord injury, is co-sponsored...

More Americans seek treatment overseas

SOME DRAWN BY LOWER PRICES, OTHERS BY NEW, ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES McKINNEY, Texas -- Two weeks after Tonya Winchester graduated from high school, an 18-wheeler slammed...

What is Spinal Cord Injury?

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of function such as mobility or feeling. Frequent causes...

Someone to lean on

Living with a spinal cord injury is like riding a roller coaster, said Nathan Walters, who suffered an injury that left him in...

MRI to predict recovery after spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord Injury and MRI Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), radiologists can better predict the likelihood of full or partial recovery of patients with acute...

A full-bodied passion

A quarter-century after being paralyzed, soul man Teddy Pendergrass is celebrating quality of life for all. Teddy Pendergrass is sitting in the Sound of Philadelphia...