Monthly Archives: August 2014
DiveSTARS Teaches Scuba Diving To Disabled
(CBS) – When you have a spinal cord injury, use a wheelchair or have a developmental disability, everything on land can be a bit...
Scientists recreate spinal, muscle and bone tissue with stem cells
It’s one of the latest efforts to remake tissue in the lab. The discovery could lead to more research into human development and disease...
Inspirational Story of a Quadriplegic Gamer Who Streams Diablo 3 on His Twitch Account
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrMivdZ-mbI
After a construction accident left him paralyzed from the neck down 20 years ago, Ken Worrall has been confined to a chair and left...
Stem cell breakthrough for ‘Cinderella cells’
The specialized cells that go on to form the spinal cord, muscle and bone tissue in a growing embryo have been produced in the...
Stem cell trial for spinal cord injuries cleared by FDA
An experimental treatment using controversial embryonic stem cells to fix severe spinal cord injuries has new life under a new company.
Asterias Biotherapeutics Inc. of...
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: Raising Awareness And Millions
Unless you live under a rock (or aren’t on Facebook or Twitter), you’ve probably heard of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Yes, all those...
Experimental Drug Being Tested at Shepherd Center May Improve Mobility after Spinal Cord Injury
Only hours after a traumatic spinal cord injury, when the life-and-death moments have passed and ongoing challenges are just coming into focus, some patients...
Quadriplegic former racer’s first exhibition opens at Trinity
Quadriplegic former racing-car-driver Roger Pedrick, who was injured in a Formula Ford testing accident at Brands Hatch almost four decades ago, has opened the...
Ice Bucket Challenge Continues: What Is It All For?
The ice bucket challenge continues but there are many asking what it is all for. The challenge is now reaching other parts of the...
Stem Cell Research ‘Holy Grail’ Uncovered, Thanks to Zebrafish
With help from the zebrafish, a team of Australian researchers has uncovered how hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) renew themselves, considered by many to be...