Tag: Medical Research
Persistence paid off for paralyzed dad
In the weeks following the car accident that left him paralyzed below the waist, Geoff Luther was haunted by worries that he'd lost the...
Traffic fine could help disabled
INDIANAPOLIS - The fine you pay for your next speeding ticket might be a few dollars higher, but advocates for the disabled say the...
Nigeria: The Healing Power of Roots, Herbs
MR Charles Jaiyeola had lost hope again when he sustained serious cord and leg injury in an auto accident.
Even after spending months at Shagamu...
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Awards Over One Million Dollars in Research Grants
SHORT HILLS, N.J., /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (CDRF) announced today that it has awarded $1,522,500 to support fourteen cutting-edge research...
Atorvastatin shows potential as a new treatment for spinal cord injuries
A multidisciplinary investigation led by Inderjit Singh, Ph.D, of the Medical University of South Carolina, has resulted in a new treatment of spinal cord...
Research Suggests New Treatment for Spinal Cord Injuries
CHARLESTON, S.C., March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A multidisciplinary investigation led by Inderjit Singh, Ph.D, of the Medical University of South Carolina, has resulted in...
Apogenix awarded €1.5 million grant for spinal cord injury studie
Apogenix GmbH, of Hamburg, Germany has won €900,000 from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research as part of the ministry’s programme of...
Elderly spinal cord injuries increase 5-fold in 30 years
PHILADELPHIA— The number of spinal cord injuries among senior citizens (age 70 and above) has increased five times in the past 30 years, as...
Some Right-to-Life groups support stem-cell bill
Conservative and right-to-life groups contacted Wednesday embrace the advancement of a bill in the state House to establish a public bank of umbilical cord...
Handgun surcharge urged for research
Paralyzed patients, advocates make plea
MacArthur Williams was shot in Roxbury as he changed a tire on his Hyundai so he could go to work...
