Tag: Medical Research
On a roll for spinal cord research
Four Paraplegic men are literally pushing themselves across the country in a bid to raise $10 million for promising spinal cord injury research at...
Good News & Bad News-Reeve Paralysis Act
Dear fellow advocates-
Here at U2FP, we have good news and bad news. The bad news first-Yet again, the CDRPA did not pass into law....
Published Study Shows Oxycyte Successfully Reduces Oxygen Shortages in a Spinal Cord Injury Model
COSTA MESA, Calif., Jul 30, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. OXBO today announced that a study to be published in the...
Overseas treatment risky
Stem cell procedures lack evidence
PHILADELPHIA — In February, Marcela DeVivo took her baby son to the Dominican Republic and paid $30,000 to have him...
Fund-raiser will help injured student find more independence – with a converted van
GODFREY - Kelly Dorris' life has changed over the last two years - but it certainly hasn't stopped.
After experiencing a severe spinal cord injury...
Clinton woman to get stem cell transplant in China
Sonya Watson hasn't walked since a terrifying wreck left her a quadriplegic, but she still dreams of getting out of her wheelchair.
This week, those...
Turlock man back to defend gold at wheelchair games
Three weeks after the auto accident, Joe Velasquez remained in his hospital bed in Pocatello, Idaho. His neck was broken, his spinal cord severely...
THE TIME TO ADVOCATE IS NOW!!!!!!
This is a very exciting time for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Paralysis Act! After years of advocating for this bill, we have just...
Study identifies cells for spinal-cord repair
(PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory has pinpointed stem cells within the spinal cord that, if persuaded to...
Rise above Tour brings message of hope
Tour stop focuses on spinal cord injury awareness and rehab
This week a message of hope rolled through the state.
The Rise Above Tour, a cross-country...
