Yearly Archives: 2015
NIH grant will help understanding how connections rewire after spinal cord injury
Restoring function after spinal cord injury, which damages the connections that carry messages from the brain to the body and back, depends on forming...
Gym specifically for spinal cord injury clients draws from throughout Northeast Ohio
VALLEY VIEW, Ohio – The gym had several people working out. The weights were clanking up an down as arm muscles were being pumped up. There was laughter as those working out were pushing each other to continue with the weights or pieces of equipment designed to strengthen bodies.
Scientists discover trigger for protective immune response to spinal cord injuries
Hot on the heels of discovering a protective form of immune response to spinal cord injury, researchers at the University of Virginia School of...
Laying a foundation for treating ALS, spinal cord injury
This story starts in 1955, upon the death of Albert Einstein, when the pathologist charged with performing the famous scientist’s autopsy stole his brain.
Fast...
Spinal-cord injury spurs second act for Francesco Clark
Francesco Clark’s life is all about channeling his passion.
The Bronxville man cares deeply about what he does, which makes any recognition all the sweeter.
So...
Program teaches paralyzed how to walk – again
An accidental gunshot left Kyle Bartolini paralyzed as a preschooler. But today, he's an active teenager who can get around with crutches or a...
‘Mini Brain’ in Spinal Cord Helps Us Walk, Salk Study Finds
A new study by the Salk Institute shows that a cluster of neurons in our spinal cords function as a “mini-brain” to help us...
Upper Limb Kinematics After Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Review
Although a number of upper limb kinematic studies have been conducted, no review actually addresses the key-features of open-chain upper limb movements after cervical...
The wheelchair rugby team that’s so popular there’s a waiting list
A WHEELCHAIR rugby team has become so popular that they have had to set up a waiting list for future players.
The Dorset Destroyers currently...
Study on dopamine neurons could instruct research into mobility and neurological disorders
Scientists studying hatchling fish have made a new advance in studying a chemical in the brain that impacts on movement.
The team from the University...
