Monthly Archives: October 2008
Botox Injections Bring Relief to Victims of Stroke, Spine, Brain Injury
Best known for its use by individuals, celebrities and models to stave off “Father Time” and eliminate facial lines and wrinkles, the Botox injection...
Paraplegic turns trailblazer
It's 4.5 hard miles down the Bright Angel Trail to Indian Garden, not far above the floor of the Grand Canyon, and 4.5 even...
Warnings about stem cell therapy tourism
MARK COLVIN: Australian scientists are worried about what they describe as a growing industry of stem cell tourism.
More and more people suffering spinal cord...
Races help local spinal cord research
More than 200 people heard about work with adult stem cells to treat Parkinson’s disease and innovative Physical Therapy to restore function and feeling...
Water slide enthusiasts be warned
A head-first trip down a water slide might sound exciting but it can cause serious spinal cord injuries, Turkish researchers warn.
In a report in...
Stem cell research expands as more applications are tested
It's been almost 20 years since Dr. Sam Weiss, professor and researcher at the University of Calgary, made the stunning confirmation of the existence...
Wrist research might one day help the paralyzed
NEW YORK Monkeys taught to play a computer game were able to overcome wrist paralysis with an experimental device that might lead to new...
Mind power moves paralysed limbs
Scientists have shown it is possible to harness brain signals and redirect them to make paralysed limbs move.
The technology bypasses injuries that stop nerve...
Brain Training for Spinal Cord Injury
Scientists at the University of Washington in Seattle report success in their first attempts to harness the brain to treat paralysis in people with...
Paralysis Therapy
NEW YORK (CBS) - It was four years ago this week that Christopher Reeve passed away after a long and valiant battle with...
