Tag: Hope
A father’s journey
Former Forest City resident remains hopeful for son's full recovery
Craig Olson saw the time that his mother had called on that fateful September night...
Implant hope for paraplegics to walk again
AUSTRALIA's bionic ear experts may hold the key to perfecting a technique that will allow paraplegics to walk again.
A Canadian researcher has been working...
Paralysis research requires a barrel of monkeys
At the Miller Laboratory of Limb Motor Control, "monkey business" is a misnomer.
The lab, located at the Feinberg School of Medicine, is hoping to...
Light revival
Researchers are discovering how light can manipulate the nervous system
A FEW years ago researchers found a way to create a remotely controlled on-off switch...
Expert lectures on regenerative medicine
Molly Shoichet spends her days imagining a world where victims of spinal cord injuries can walk again. A world where faulty organs can be...
Disabled vet honored
Scott Cannedy receives veteran appreciation plaque from Jackson Center for Independent Living
Scott Cannedy was on a secret mission with the Green Berets in 1985...
Duo in 22-mile ‘crossing’ of English Channel
TWO women are swimming the width of the English Channel to raise money for a spinal cord injuries charity.
Fiona Conyers and Eleanor Coultish...
Queen’s neuroscientist wins national award for spinal research
Kingston - Queen's University professor of Physiology Ken Rose has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the prestigious Barbara Turnbull Award for research...
Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver treatment for brain, spinal cord injuries
Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells.
A team led by Richard...
Repairing the Damaged Spinal Cord
Once little more than a futile hope, some restoration of the injured spinal cord is beginning to seem feasible
Editor's Note: This story, originally printed...
