Yearly Archives: 2014
Conquer Paralysis Now
Conquer Paralysis Now aims to do just that: Conquer paralysis for the millions of people throughout the world who are or may become paralyzed.
We...
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Paraplegic Foundation
The PARAPLEGIC FOUNDATION was started in 1968 by a group of social workers and doctors, in the barracks of LTMG Municipal Hospital located at...
Optogenetics enables muscle contraction control
Neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT; Cambridge, MA) have shown that they can control muscle movement by applying optogenetics—a technique that enables...
How one man’s spinal cord injury is still healing 24 years later
“I remember hitting the bottom, being face down, and my entire body getting a tingling feeling like when your foot falls asleep. It was...
Spinal cord injury sufferers live in hope of a medical miracle that could see...
VICTORIAN medical researchers are embarking on a range of exciting trials to improve the lives of people with quadriplegia and prevent the severity of...
Exercise brings hope to those paralysed by spinal injuries
Exercise therapy research at the University of Newcastle has brought profound improvements to limbs that were paralysed, doctors say.
The award-winning laboratory research is bringing...
Device Lets Brain Move Paralyzed Limbs
For the first time ever, a paralyzed man can move his fingers and hand with his own thoughts thanks to an innovative partnership between...
Solving the Beauty Equation: Wendy Crawford at TEDxTraverseCity 2014
http://youtu.be/0jBORe2vMxs
Wendy is an advocate who utilizes her connection to the fashion industry to develop unique endeavors that raise awareness for women with physical challenges.
Driving...
How aging can intensify damage of spinal cord injury
Study in mice suggests immune cells fail to activate key messenger needed for repair
COLUMBUS, Ohio – In the complex environment of a spinal cord...
