Tag: Government

Cyberkinetics Provides Andara(TM) OFS(TM) Therapy for Spanish Motorcycle Racer with Spinal Cord Injury

FOXBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: CYKN; "Company"; "Cyberkinetics"), announced that the Company provided its Andara(TM) Oscillating Field Stimulator (OFS(TM)) System to a...

Nanotechnology offers hope for treating spinal cord injuries, diabetes and Parkinson’s disease

Science of tomorrow promises to alleviate suffering from intractable ailments of today WASHINGTON, DC -- Imagine a world where damaged organs in your body—kidneys, liver,...

Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Lauds U.S. Senate Passage of the Stem Cell Research...

SHORT HILLS, N.J., April 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire / -- The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (CDRF), the national, non-profit organization dedicated to finding cures and...

Embryo ethics

As the debate over stem cell research resumes in Washington this week, the moral principle on which the White House bases its position remains...

Canine companion could help Walker realize goals

Trenell Walker is a UNT graduate and is currently working on his masters degree at the University of North Texas in Denton in Rehabilitation...

Stem Cells 101

What it is (and isn't), why it's promising, and who can benefit. Embryonic Stem Cells Hold Tremendous Promise The suffering of millions could end These cells could...

Stem cell grants come with dash of criticism

Carl T. Hall, Chronicle Science Writer One of the state's most prominent stem cell researchers was judged to be a little "naive" on some technical...

Tide wheelchair squads compete despite disability

TUSCALOOSA -- Much like University of Alabama men's basketball coach Mark Gottfried and women's coach Stephany Smith, Brent Hardin scours the country looking for...

Traffic fine could help disabled

INDIANAPOLIS - The fine you pay for your next speeding ticket might be a few dollars higher, but advocates for the disabled say the...

Nigeria: The Healing Power of Roots, Herbs

MR Charles Jaiyeola had lost hope again when he sustained serious cord and leg injury in an auto accident. Even after spending months at Shagamu...