Monthly Archives: May 2022
Quadriplegic Artist, Tommy Hollenstein Creates NFT Painting for Charity
Tommy Hollenstein is an American Found Object Artist, and a master of fine, abstract art. A quadriplegic, resulting from a bicycle accident in 1985,...
Mason Ellis Finally Fixed His Health Issue – Quadriplegic (C5, C6, C7)
After suffering a spinal cord injury, there are a lot of secondary complications that go along with paralysis, such as pressure sores, muscle spasms,...
‘My Life Matters’: Resilience After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Life did not end on March 26, 2010.
In between classes, Drew Clayborn attempted a backflip. He landed on his head, broke his neck and...
Birmingham research brings hope for spinal cord injury treatment
BIRMINGHAM, England, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists from the University of Birmingham have shown an existing drug may reduce damage after spinal cord...
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 2022
Today, Friday 13 May we are marking Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 2022 (SCIAD)
We lead this annual event to raise awareness of spinal cord...
T cells block nerve cell regeneration with age, but can be reversed – mice...
New research in mice shows T cells prevent damaged nerve cells from regenerating due to a reversible, ageing-related mechanism.
Previous research has shown that ageing...
Software turns ‘mental handwriting’ into on-screen words, sentences
Artificial intelligence, interpreting data from a device placed at the brain’s surface, enables people who are paralyzed or have severely impaired limb movement to...
Gene therapy shows promise in treating neuropathy from spinal cord injuries
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, report that a gene therapy that inhibits...
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and Pressure Injuries
A pressure injury is a sore caused by too much pressure on the skin. This reduces blood flow, damaging skin and underlying tissue....
