Yearly Archives: 2007
How about a head and neck helmet?
Like a battering ram, the helmeted dummy crashes headfirst into the steel plate at 13 mph -- barely the speed of a bicycle.
But the...
Spinal cord patients get pampered
Being a teenage girl is difficult. Being a teenage girl with a spinal cord injury is even tougher.
Just going to the mall with your...
Simple Injection Shows Promise for Treating Paralysis
Paralyzed lab rodents with spinal cord injuries apparently regained some ability to walk six weeks after a simple injection of biodegradable soap-like molecules that...
Nanotechnology offers hope for treating spinal cord injuries, diabetes and Parkinson’s disease
Science of tomorrow promises to alleviate suffering from intractable ailments of today
WASHINGTON, DC -- Imagine a world where damaged organs in your body—kidneys, liver,...
Disabled Entrepreneur Nominated for New Mobility Magazine
A successful businessman with spinal cord injury is nominated as one of Top Ten Business People for national wheelchair-based publication.
Oklahoma City, OK (PRWEB)...
High 5 Goes to Couple Who Help Quadriplegics
(KSL News) It takes a lot of strength and determination to make it through a serious physical injury.
A Salt Lake City man and his...
Girl paralyzed allowed legal recourse
MANKATO— The family of a Madison Lake girl who was paralyzed after back surgery can seek punitive damages from the former Mankato neurosurgeon...
Will to walk gets Bellevue man back on his feet
On March 7, 2001, Bruce Hanson, all 6 feet and 5 inches of him, found himself lying on his back in the snow at...
Gene plays key role in embryonic, adult stem cells
One gene directs both embryonic and adult stem cells to perform the self-renewal function that is crucial in their potential broad use in medical...
New hope for spinal cord injury sufferers
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most significant forms of neurotrauma with major economic and social impact.
Every year, nearly 12,000 individuals in...
