Tag: Cure

Girl’s family pursues treatments

DETROIT - Laura Jackson doesn't want to wait for a cure. Paralyzed in May 2003 while performing a backward flip in a cheerleading stunt, Laura,...

A ‘Go’ for Stem Cell Research?

Stem cells are unspecialized cells that have the potential to develop into any kind of tissue in the body (e.g. blood cells, heart cells,...

Hwang Woo-suk No Great Loss

The hopes of many quadriplegics (like me) and otherwise injured individuals have been dashed since Korean stem-cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk, who claimed to be...

The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis

In 1985, Barth A. Green, M.D. and NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti helped found The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis after Nick’s...

U of L researchers find adult stem cells that could lead to cures, resolve...

University of Louisville researchers have coaxed stem cells from adult mice to change into brain, nerve, heart muscle and pancreatic cells - a discovery...

Christopher Reeve Foundation

The Christopher Reeve Foundation is committed to finding treatments and cures for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other neurological disorders, and...

The Quadriplegic Association of KwZulu Natal -South Africa

The Quadriplegic Association of KwZulu Natal, South Africa The Quadriplegic Association of KwaZulu/Natal was established under the umbrella of The National Council for Quadriplegic Associations...

Nose stem cells to help spinal patients

LONDON, England -- British surgeons hope a new procedure using stem cells from the lining of the nose will help mend severed nerves of...

CareCure Community

Welcome to the CareCure Community. Our forums provide the latest information on spinal cord injury and related conditions.  SCI Care - The art and...

New Microfluidic Device for Nerve Cells May Aid Efforts for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Spinal Cord...

Study enables imaging inside living neurons IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2005 - A new, easily manufactured microfluidic chamber will allow scientists to examine axons in...