Tag: Fundraising

Handgun surcharge urged for research

Paralyzed patients, advocates make plea MacArthur Williams was shot in Roxbury as he changed a tire on his Hyundai so he could go to work...

House bill raises costs for courts

Speeding ticket fees go to brain, spinal cord study INDIANAPOLIS – You got caught speeding and now must pay the price. In addition to a basic...

Scientists plan China, HK, Taiwan stem cell trial

Scientists are preparing for a large clinical trial in 2008 which aims to use stem cells to help 400 patients with spinal cord injuries...

Christopher Reeve Foundation Unveils New Name Honoring Dana Reeve’s Legacy On First Anniversary of...

Organization to be known as Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation reflecting partnership, courage and compassion of the Reeves SHORT HILLS, N.J., March 1 /PRNewswire/ --...

New sports program to benefit disabled soldiers

The Department of National Defence is working with the Canadian Paralympic Committee on a program called "Soldier On" to help members of the military...

Senate OKs stem-cell study

Despite its current financial crisis, the Illinois Senate voted Friday to approve grant funding for embryonic and adult stem-cell research. Senate Bill 4, which passed...

Zablocki Medical Center to get federal funds for spinal unit

Milwaukee's Zablocki VA Medical Center will receive $32.5 million for a new Spinal Cord Injury Unit (SCI) under the federal Continuing Appropriations Resolution...

Centocor Successor’s Goal: Stem-Cell Treatments

PHILADELPHIA _ Not in her wildest dreams did Anne Faulkner Schoemaker imagine she would one day run the small Malvern, Pa., company on the...

Stem cell agency awards millions

20 state universities, labs – including UC Irvine – share nearly $45 million. BURLINGAME -- California's stem cell agency on Friday doled out nearly $45...

McKenzie man heads to China for stem cell treatment

McKENZIE - It may be a long shot, but Craig and Sheila Willis believe it's worth taking for the chance that he might one...