Tag: Medical Research
After Spinal Cord Injury, Ohio State Program Gives Hope
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An innovative training device being used at The Ohio State University Medical Center may lead to improved mobility and quality of...
Medical Marvel
Doctors can't explain why Pat Rummerfield is able to run marathons and race cars. Even so, there are scores of quadriplegics who long to...
Paralyzed woman helps raise funds for research
CUMBERLAND - A Cumberland woman who sustained a paralyzing spinal cord injury six years ago is using her abilities to help deal with her...
First Published SF-6D Utility Measures For Paraplegia And Tetraplegia
The cost of care and equipment for a person with a high-level spinal cord injury (Tetraplegia) is estimated as $50,000 to $280,000 AUD per...
Scientists re-establish walking in mice with damaged spinal cord
A research by Michael Sofroniew, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)...
Cyclist McCune on road to recovery
It’s been just over six months since Jenny McCune became a commonality in locals’ hearts and prayers.
On July 5, the former Gallatin Valley Bike...
Cethrin for treatment of acute spinal cord injury
Alseres pharmaceuticals concludes enrollment in the Cethrin phase I/IIa clinical trial in acute spinal cord injury
Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that it has concluded enrollment...
Injured Spinal Cord: Rewire Nerves?
Rewiring healthy nerves may offer a new way to increase the odds of walking again after spinal cord injuries.
A new study shows rewiring nerve...
Researchers ask: Is China the sleeping giant of biotech?
PARIS (AFP) — China's biotech sector accounts for just a sliver of its pharmaceutical industry and operates under the cloud of a massive review...
Mice walk again after spinal cord injuries
SCIENTISTS have figured out how mice can regain some ability to walk after spinal cord injuries, and hope this insight can lead to a...
