Yearly Archives: 2010
Paraplegia: Paralysis of the Lower Part of the Body
Paraplegia is paralysis (loss of movement or sensation, or both) brought on by a severe trauma to the central nervous system. It is the...
Battling paralysis
Americans' love affair with automobiles has come with a cost higher than the price of the cars. Although stroke is the leading cause of...
Ryan Creech accepts injury but doesn’t surrender to it
Ryan Creech can't walk, but he's driven to move forward.
Creech — injured three years ago in an all-terrain vehicle accident — runs the telephone...
Injury led to Kentucky research fund
A tragic car accident helped turn Kentucky into a national hub for spinal cord research.
In 1993, state Sen. Tim Shaughnessy's niece, Maggie Brooks, was...
University of Louisville, Kentucky centers develop treatments, create hope for spinal cord injuries
A bullet remains lodged in Michelle Alexander's spinal cord nearly six years after her husband shot her four times — instantly paralyzing her —...
California funds UCI basic research on stem cells
Marian Waterman, Aileen Anderson awarded $2.6 million in CIRM grants
Irvine, Calif., April 29, 2010 — Two UC Irvine scientists will receive grants totaling more...
iPhone Sip and Puff Prototype
http://youtu.be/LB1D39O3mp4
Prototype hardware and software to implement sip and puff on an iPhone for environment controls.
The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies is sponsored...
Animal Study Suggests New Target To Aid Recovery For Patients With Traumatic Injuries
A protein called fibrinogen that is known to help form blood clots also triggers scar formation in the brain and spinal cord, according to...
HealthWatch: Paralysis
People who suffer a spinal cord injury often end up at least partially paralyzed. It used to be that they had little hope of...
Research into stem cells of adults stirs hopes
Many researchers are coming to believe they can achieve as much using adult stem cells as using controversial human embryonic stem cells.
A year after...
