Tag: Medical Research
`Superman’ star became real-life fighter for spinal cord research
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - Christopher Reeve, the chiseled, strapping "Superman" of celluloid who became another kind of hero as a force for spinal cord...
Reeve Visited Chicago Rehab Institute Last Week
Actor: Research Can Relieve Human Suffering
CHCIAGO -- Christopher Reeve made an appearance in Chicago just last week, on Oct. 8, to celebrate the Rehabilitation...
Stem-cell studies divide America
Is Sen. John Kerry "a cannibal in a suit?" Or does the Democratic presidential nominee’s platform on embryonic stem-cell research offer the best-known hope...
Three-step paralysis treatment
Paralysis results from an injury or disease that damages the nervous system, affecting the ability to move or feel. Each year, more than 11,000...
New ways to reverse paralysis
Each year, more than 11,000 people will become paralyzed in the United States. It happens in a split second, but it changes lives forever.
Researchers...
New University College London Unit Holds Out Hope Of Repair Of Spinal Cord Injuries
Clinical trials that could ultimately lead to repair of spinal cord injuries are scheduled to begin within three years at University College London, following...
Spinal Cord Repair Trials Given Go-Ahead
Human trials of a technique with the potential to repair spinal cord injuries are set to start within three years, experts said today.
The work,...
Kerry shows support of stem cell research to NH
With only 29 days left until Election Day, democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry and actor-turned-activist Michael J. Fox discussed the issue of stem...
Geron wins stem cell technology patent, shares up
(Reuters) - Geron Corp. (GERN.O:Research) said on Tuesday it was granted a patent on a type of human embryonic stem cell growth technology, sending...
Spinal Cord Nerve Cells Receive a Boost
Newswise — Two studies presented at the 129th annual meeting of the American Neurological Association in Toronto describe substances that could help protect nerve...
