Tag: Hope

Tales From the Stem Cell Crypt

La Jolla, CA. February 2007 —Regenerative medicine is quickly moving forward. At the recent Stem Cells World Congress organized by Select Biosciences, LLC, in...

New Spinal Cord Treatment Available

Therapy Offers Some Patients New Hope BOSTON -- It's been one year since Dana Reeve passed away. Dana and her husband, the late actor Christopher...

Disabled students find Western’s Hill accessible

Rob Scott has to get up the Hill, hunt for a parking spot and get to class on time. The Bowling Green sophomore does all...

The Wii and an injured gamer – a happy follow-up

A little more than 13 months ago, I wrote a front-page story about a young man named...

Rejection of stem cell procedure dashes hopes

Karen Jones dreams of being able to use her hands again. But the 29-year-old Auckland tetraplegic fears her brightest hope may be dashed after a...

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...

Quadriplegic Looks for Improvement After Stem Cell Treatments

LAYTON, Utah (AP) -- Some miracles take a lot of work -- and even more time. After a five-week stay in a hospital in China...

High-tech bike helps spinal-cord injury victims work up sweat

David Albright will not miss the Chicken McNuggets. Or the 400-mile round trip. He will not miss the motel bills or memorizing the graffiti...

Cord blood promises life

A state Senate bill calls for a program to educate expecting parents on the benefits of donating umbilical cord blood to stem cell research. MORE...