Yearly Archives: 2011
Quadriplegic visitor sues Disney after stuck on ride
A quadriplegic Disneyland visitor is suing the parent company for failing to evacuate him from the broken "it's a small world" ride, the lawsuit...
Researchers pioneer clinical trial of embryonic stem cells
For the first time, researchers are using embryonic stem cells in a clinical trial to treat patients with spinal cord injuries. The trial strives...
Small change makes a big difference
While eyeglasses can be an inconvenience, they can be limiting for people like Dan Larsen, who has been paralyzed for 11 years.
Vanity, expense and...
Lowe doesn’t let paralysis stop him
On Mother’s Day 2005, 24-year-old Joey Lowe of Boise, Idaho was in Iraq, buttoned up in a tank. Lowe, a U.S. Marine corporal, was...
Does she have a disability or just an injured leg?
Cast for broken bone gets paralyzed woman different treatment
I remember seeing a movie years ago about a girl who is paralyzed but pretends to...
Rick Hansen set to re-enact his Man in Motion journey
Relay involving 7,000 Canadians chosen from 600 communities along the route will begin on 25th anniversary of historic trek
When an exhausted but triumphant Rick...
Researchers discover that stem cell marker regulates synapse formation
Among stem cell biologists there are few better-known proteins than nestin, whose very presence in an immature cell identifies it as a “stem cell,”...
Cancer Drug Improves Movement in Rats with Spine Injury
Researchers say the anti-cancer drug Taxol, normally used to treat breast cancer, might also hold promise as a way to help people recover...
Cancer Drug Aids The Regeneration Of Spinal Cord Injuries
Taxol stabilizes growing nerve cells and reduces the barrier-function of scar tissue
After a spinal cord injury a number of factors impede the regeneration of...
Wheelchair basketball rekindles competitive spirit
For Sherrod Nelson, the opportunity to play basketball again in a group setting with others has been rewarding. Nelson is one of the members...
