Tag: Hope
Parents of injured 14-year-old gymnast stay hopeful
14-year-old Richland girl recovering from spinal cord injury after tumbling accident
The parents of a Richland teenager hurt in a gymnastics accident spoke yesterday of...
Paralysis offered motivation, not an excuse
When Bill Cawley works out in a shirt and tie, he draws a lot of stares.
The wheelchair likely has something to do with it,...
Student swims to success
A DETERMINED sports student was awarded last week with one of the top individual fundraising prizes after completing the Aspire Swim Channel Challenge 2005,...
Stem cell researcher hopes to slow paralysis, MS
One of the country's leading stem cell researchers said Monday night that his work one day could help those with spinal cord injuries and/or...
Stem Cell Technology Gives Hope in Spinal Cord Injuries
Recent research using stem-cell technology in rats with spinal-cord injuries has allowed them to walk again within two weeks. The results of the study...
Spinal Cord Injury Repaired By New Type of Stem Cells
New Type of Cells Repair Injuries
Researchers have found that transplanting a certain type of immature support cell from the Central Nervous System could regenerate...
Adult stem cell surgery may have teen walking again
WAVERLY, Ill. (BP)–Jacki Rabon was riding with some friends in the back of an SUV in August 2003 when she was thrown out of...
Stem-Cell Tech Improves Spinal-Cord Injury
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) -- A new stem-cell technology has allowed rats with spinal-cord injuries to walk again within two weeks, an advance...
Paralysis Cure Worth Waiting For
Every time I turn around I seem to read about some paralyzed person who's traveled to a far-flung country for a miracle treatment not...
Spinal Cord Cures in China
China could provide a new network to safely test therapies for paralyzed patients.
A growing number of patients are heading to China for experimental therapies,...
