Yearly Archives: 2008
New UAB lab helps spinal cord patients cope
A new lab at UAB's Spain Rehabilitation Center offers spinal cord injury patients a look at how technology can help them overcome disabilities, particularly...
‘Never Ever Boy’ from Quincy proving doctors wrong
Quincy native Trevor Akers is called a "Never Ever Boy" at a Physical Therapy clinic in Fayetteville, Ga.
That's because after a motorcycle accident in...
Mind Power and Artificial Connection Used to Move Paralyzed Limbs
Scientists recently succeeded in stimulating paralyzed muscles through an artificial connection. In time the breakthrough by scientists at the University of Washington (UW) could...
Nerve repair, biodetectors, proton therapy, microscopic medical devices
Biomedical research highlights of AVS 55th International Symposium & Exhibition in Boston, Oct. 19-24
1) CELL "PRINTING" PAVES WAY TO ARTIFICIAL ORGANS
Despite the success of...
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...
