Tag: Hope
Study on dogs yields hope in human paralysis treatment
Researchers have successfully tested injections of a liquid polymer to heal spinal injuries in dogs in an experiment that also offers hope for preventing...
Paralyzed in Florida, man moving to Utah in hopes of walking again
BY TAL ABBADY - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - (KRT) - He once was a swimmer and scuba diver whose idea of a...
Harvesting Stem Cells from Fat Tissue
Dr. Keith March and his team of researchers at the IU School of Medicine are finding a possible lifesaver, from a most surprising source:...
Stem Cell Therapy Answer to Uncurable Diseases
Patients paralyzed by injuries to their spinal cords have the hope of walking again thanks to stem cell therapy, which is expected to become...
Lucky dogs help spinal cord injury research
Injured animals received a polymer that lets nerve cells repair selves in Purdue/Texas study.
Madeline and Fred Pernell will never know exactly what happened with...
A Stem Cell Christmas Miracle?
A report earlier this week that South Korean researchers have used stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood to help a woman with a...
Paralyzed man is recipient of holiday spirit
Strangers, friends and family are remodeling Jesse Freeby's house to make it wheelchair accessible
DENNIS McCARTHY
MILWAUKIE -- Jesse Freeby never realized how many friends he...
Wireless reconnects spinal patients
By Jon Fortt - KNIGHT RIDDER
Stephen Suer has a passion for books, scuba diving and road bikes: He's not your typical banker.
But his life...
California’s New Stem-Cell Initiative Is Already Raising Concerns
By JOHN M. BRODER - New York Times
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26 - As California moves to begin a lushly financed program of embryonic stem...
Give A Cheer! Cheerleader Regains Ability To Walk
Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury Is 6 To 12 Percent
A young New Jersey woman paralyzed in a cheerleading accident fought to get back on...
