Yearly Archives: 2014
Veterans with spinal cord injuries gain jobs, sense of purpose
TAMPA — Troy Webb rolled his wheelchair back from a wall of screens showing the busy hallways of the James A. Haley VA Medical...
Gel-like padding being developed by a Stanford Bio-X team could help cells survive injection...
A team of Bio-X scientists is developing a gel to help protect cells from the trauma of being injected into an injury site. The...
Clinical trial will target spinal-cord injuries
The University of Arizona Medical Center is the site of a two-year clinical trial for a drug that could help people with acute spinal-cord...
People with paralysis explore therapeutic effects of scuba diving
When Chris Kaag boarded a flight to the Cayman Islands for a scuba diving trip in May 2011, his legs stayed straight when he...
MTSU lab provides hope for people with spinal chord injuries
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- Tim Patterson is taking a short walk across the campus of Middle Tennessee State University. It's a remarkable feat for...
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Tory Williams combats controversy surrounding stem cell therapy with new book
Mary Ann Liebert Inc. makes foray from scientific and medical journals to consumer arena with launch of new non-fiction work, 'Inevitable Collision'
(New Rochelle, New...
Secondary Conditions of Spinal Cord Injury
When living with a spinal cord injury (SCI), there are more challenges than just not being able to walk. There are other healthcare issues...
Hard work, innovative program helps her walk again
Three years ago, Cara Moro was given the devastating news: She would never walk again.
While performing a cheerleading stunt on Sept. 3, 2011, the...
Paralyzed Artist Creates Works That Reflect Shooting That Injured Her
LINCOLN PARK — Mariam Paré paints by loosely holding her paintbrush between her molars.
Paré is paralyzed, the victim of random gun violence that left her unable...
