Tag: Functional Electrical Stimulation

Journey just begun on stem cell research

The passing of a bill overturning a ban on therapeutic cloning in NSW allows stem cell research to start, but the journey will be...

Trials on spine injuries

VICTORIANS with severe spinal cord injuries may become part of an international clinical trials to confirm embryonic stem cells can help them walk again. Leading...

Disgraced scientist back in lab

From the crack of dawn until late at night, stem cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk is at work in the lab, hoping to restore his...

Puppet teaches fire cadets about people with disabilities

DECATUR - Spencer Goodwin wears a Superman ball cap, jeans and a denim jacket as he sits in his specially made wheelchair to teach...

Nobel Prize Winning Scientist Joins InVivo Therapeutics Team

Richard Roberts, PhD, to advise on molecular biology of traumatic spinal cord injury CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InVivo Therapeutics Corporation, a medical device company focused on restoring...

Hillary Clinton: Clinton Pledges to Lift Ban on Stem Cell Research as President

Joins Families, Medical Professionals at New Hampshire Conversation to Discuss Potential Life-Saving Treatments 6/15/2007 -- HANOVER, NH -- Hillary Clinton said today that science, not...

Top broker doesn’t let paralysis stop him from realizing dreams

Eric Northbrook is well known throughout the San Diego County real estate community as one of the region's top brokers. Now, the Cushman & Wakefield...

N0M4D Fox Interview (Xbox 360 gamer)

Nomad was born with a rare muscle and joint disorder called Arthrogryposis that has confined him to a wheelchair and left him without the use of his arms or legs.

Sharing a hard lesson

It was close to midnight on a hot June night in 1992 when Eric Wildt dived into a friend's in-ground swimming pool. His head hit...

Daughter is inspired by mom’s injury

On hot summer night in 1994, Betty Uriegas' life changed forever. For nine years, she had been a Hall County Sheriff's deputy and served as...