Yearly Archives: 2014
UnderstandSCI.com
This website is designed to provide information about spinal cord injury to patients and their families.
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New research offers help for spinal cord patients
In a study on rats, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered the cause of the involuntary muscle contractions which patients with severe...
Rethinking Spinal Cord Injury
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Ongoing research on spinal cord injuries may change the way we think about the prognosis for patients with paralysis caused by Spinal Cord Injuries...
UofL Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Garners Significant Support
The Helmsley Charitable Trust provides $1.5 million grant
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – At three months of age, Emmalie Smith suffered a spinal cord injury leaving her...
Transplanted stem cells help prevent bladder fibrosis after spinal cord injury
Bladder dysfunction common after SCI; B10 hMSCs that differentiate into smooth muscle cells can improve bladder function, say researchers
Putnam Valley, NY. (Sept. 3, 2014)...
National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month 2014
U.S. Senate Resolution 533 designates September 2014 as National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month.
"...every 48 minutes a person will become paralyzed, underscoring the urgent...
PETITION: Wheelchair Access On Commercial Airlines
Please push the Federal Aviation Association to require airlines to provide designated wheelchair accessible spaces on every commercial aircraft, which will allow passengers to...
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
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After a construction accident left him paralyzed from the neck down 20 years ago, Ken Worrall has been confined to a chair and left...
