Tag: Medical Research
Nerves damaged by brain and spinal cord injuries regenerated in mice
Washington, November 7 (ANI): Nerves damaged by brain or spinal cord injury may be regenerated by silencing natural growth inhibitors, according to a...
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...
Two months after paralyzing spinal cord injury, Mason-Hale on the mend
Chris Mason-Hale vividly remembers the football play that changed his life. The scene rolls through his mind with the same detail as the action...
Hundreds of experts gather in Toronto to share cutting-edge advances in spinal cord rehabilitation
TORONTO, Nov. 6 /CNW/ - Is it possible to control devices through thought alone? One researcher is determined to find the answer. César Marquez...
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Launches First-Ever National Advertising Campaign
The Reeve Foundation debuts new national ad campaign giving consumers a look into the world of paralysis
SHORT HILLS, N.J., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The...
Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center at UofK
The Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC) at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine was established in 1999 to promote both...
Researchers develop therapy to treat paralysis
"The majority of the research programs at the Cleveland FES Center focus on spinal cord injury (SCI) and stroke," Mary Buckett, Cleveland FES researcher,...
Leo Maxam, The Green Room: Disabled surfer will ride in Cold Water Classic today
Inside the competitors' tent at the O'Neill Cold Water Classic you'll find a long rack of brightly colored and stickered-up surfboards, all stashed by...
Paralyzed vet finds freedom donning a wet suit
Rio Rancho, N.M. -- Jim Hay knows a thing or two about adventure and he certainly isn't one to shy away from a...
