Tag: Cure
Christopher Reeve Foundation Opposes Administration’s Research Budget
SHORT HILLS, N.J., PRNewswire/ -- The Christopher Reeve Foundation (CRF), a national, non-profit organization dedicated to funding research for cures and treatments for spinal...
Wheelchair-bound, Utley stands tall
DETROIT -- If you were looking for the most meaningful story of Super Bowl week, it wasn't at the NFL's annual Media Day extravaganza...
Electrical stimulation gives hope to paralyzed
Therapy could help restore some function, some studies suggest
Vibrating tingles of electricity worm into the thin legs of paralyzed children, pulling at their muscles...
‘Hwang myth’ spurs dubious stem cell tests
Rush to develop therapies leaves 12 dead, 80% in worse condition
KOREA - Hwang Mi-sun, 39, was once hailed as proof that miracle cures can...
The State of Stem Cells, 2006
Hwang Woo-suk's reputation, and the hopes of millions of disabled people, balanced precariously on the outcome of the investigation into his alleged cloning successes....
Toronto Fire Fighters help Rick Hansen raise public awareness about spinal cord injury (SCI)
TORONTO, Jan. 12 /CNW/ - Today, Toronto Fire Fighters joined Rick Hansen and the Man in Motion Foundation to help raise awareness of spinal...
Robot Helps Gunshot Victim Walk Again
CHICAGO -- Spinal cord injuries are among the toughest conditions doctors encounter. So far, science has little to offer paralyzed patients.
NBC5's Nesita Kwan reported...
Cloning, Stem Cell, and Bioethics: Another Look
The world may be missing the most important points of South Korea's still unfolding cloning scandal.
While Hwang Woo-Suk's stem cells fraud grabs the world's...
Poised for the next step
College student ready to undergo experimental stem cell transplant
MISHAWAKA -- Joey McTigue relies on his muscular shoulders and arms to pull himself down the...
Hopes Founder on ‘Big Lie’
SIHEUNG, South Korea — The boy who became known as "Donor 2" was propped up in a wheelchair when a team of esteemed scientists...
